English-Cantonese Dictionary 英粵字典
編者：香港中文大學雅禮中國語文研習所
Editor: The New Asia-Yale-in-China Chinese Language Center, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
ISBN：9789622019706
出版社：香港中文大學出版社
Publisher: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
出版日期：11/2000Publication date: 11/2000
English-Cantonese Dictionary is a handy, user-friendly dictionary which emphasizes the Cantonese spoken dialect. It is designed to help users find the best word or phrase in Cantonese to express the meaning of an English word or expression. It features: over 15,000 entries of the most commonly used words and phrases; a brief introduction to Cantonese pronunciation in accordance with the Yale System of Romanization; a comparative chart of four different systems of Romanization; and grammatical notes for beginners.
Author Info
The New Asia – Yale-in-China Chinese Language Center is one of the largest institutions of its kind worldwide. Founded in 1963 under the auspices of New Asia College and the Yale-in-China Association, it became part of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1974. Three to four hundred students from over fifty different countries or regions attend the Center each semester, including summer, to study Cantonese or Putonghua from beginning through advanced levels.