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