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Author:   Kingsley Bolton ,  Christopher M. Hutton
Publisher:   C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Imprint:   C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
ISBN:  

9781850654193

ISBN 10:   1850654190
Pages:   492
Publication Date:   13 July 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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'Cantonese popular literature, comic books and movies-in fact, everyday life-is incomprehensiblewithout some understanding of slang. [A...]A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang is the one and only, covering everything from common colloquialismsto triad trash-talking.' -Professor Frank Dikotter, SOAS'a very significant contribution to the field of Chinese lexicography. [A...] Will shed much light on the kind of Cantonese speech that many people know about, talk about, and use in their daily conversations yet have not considered worthy of serious scholarship.' -Robert S. Bauer, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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