Sinitic spelling: winter melon and bean curd
Language Log 2021-05-30
Summary:
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 […]