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To: 12Gauge687
RE: The word represents the pronunciation (in Cantonese) of the two Chinese characters for “big wind.”


12 posted on 08/26/2011 11:01:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (u)
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To: SeekAndFind
The word represents the pronunciation (in Cantonese) of the two Chinese characters for “big wind."

I thought "big wind" in Cantonese was "Kung Pao"


16 posted on 08/26/2011 11:42:32 AM PDT by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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To: SeekAndFind

Thank you for sending the correct characters; the English means “strong wind” not what I first thought it was in Cantonese. The closest pronunciation in Mandarin would be “tai fung.”


27 posted on 08/26/2011 9:03:47 PM PDT by 12Gauge687 (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice)
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