Writing English with Chinese characters
Language Log 2023-03-21
Summary:
Responding to "Transcriptional Chinese animal imagery for English daily greetings" (3/13/23), Mary Erbaugh, using Yale Cantonese romanization, writes: ———— I've never seen it done with animal names, though probably easier to remember, amusing. I'm used to the English word pronunciations in old fashioned HK (& Taiwan) almanacs, like the Bou Lòh Maahn Yauh (Cant.) / […]