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Cantonese surnames that sound like exclamations

24/10/2012

 
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Au     區   "Ow!" for sudden pain
Yau   邱   "Yow!" for sudden pain
                  (especially by burning)
Wu    胡   "Woo!" on seeing fireworks
Ng     吳   "Mm!" for agreement, a pleasant
                 flavour, or comfort
Ho     何   "Hoh!" to express something hot
                 in the mouth that can't be spat out
Ga     賈    "Gah!" when being strangled
Ha     夏    "Hah!" on discovering a secret or foiling a plot
Fu     傅    "Foo!" when sitting down after a long day
Lo     盧    "Lo!" to draw attention to something,
                  as in "Lo! He comes with clouds descending..."

Jack Nicholson films in which he plays a character named "Jack"

15/10/2012

 
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1) The Shining (Jack Torrance)
2) Batman (Jack Napier)

NB: In Chinatown his character was named Jake Gittes.

Things that people in Hong Kong will stand and watch #9

15/10/2012

 
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