By Erin Chew Nuances in being able to communicate fluently in Mandarin and challenging the accepted cultural norms that English as a language is no longer of utmost importance. The world as we see it is a very connected one. Gone are the days where English and other European languages were the pinnacle skills of […]
The Chinese language has always been seen as fascinating yet confusing to non-native speakers. Its complexities; the varying tones, thousands of characters, no relation between the spoken and written language and the vast number of dialects, its rich and intriguing history, its stark contrast to other modern foreign languages and of course China’s diverse culture […]
By Junying Kirk As a bilingual person myself, fully competent in my mother tongue Chinese and English as a foreign language, I am curious. Given the choice of reading in English and your own language, whatever that may be, which would you pick? Obviously I was brought up reading Chinese, and I have been reading […]
A restaurant in Hong Kong had their menu translated into English. The Chinese writing are all genuine and popular dishes. However the translator did a literal job and the results are hilarious. The middle section provides the most interesting dishes if you are reading the English. Of course the dishes written in Chinese makes perfect […]
A restaurant in Hong Kong got their menu translated into English. The Chinese writing are all genuine and popular dishes. However the translator did a literal job and the results are hilarious. The middle section provides the most interesting dishes if you are reading the English. Of course the dishes written in Chinese makes perfect […]
Weibo the Chinese Twitter have launched an ad campaign on buses in Hong Kong with the creative use of Mandarin, Cantonese and English. Even though this is nothing new amongst the British Chinese/ East Asian communities in the UK (as it’s very common for bilingual people to use both languages at the same time in […]
A restaurant in Hong Kong got their menu translated into English. The Chinese writing are all genuine and popular dishes. However the translator did a literal job and the results are hilarious. The middle section provides the most interesting dishes if you are reading the English. Of course the dishes written in Chinese makes perfect […]