Sinitic spelling: winter melon and bean curd

Language Log 2021-05-30

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From a Telegram channel on an Instagram site (canto_calligraphy): View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cantonese Calligraphy 粵書 (@canto_calligraphy) The large, dark indigo characters, which I find esthetically pleasing, seem to pose no particular problem: Mand. dōngguā dòufu / Cant. dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6 冬瓜豆腐 "winter melon tofu" [see below for additional explanation of what this […]

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Victor Mair

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05/30/2021, 19:01

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05/30/2021, 13:47