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Cantonese Culture and Customs

Key Cantonese and Hong Kong cultural traditions, festivals, and everyday social etiquette. Front: the Cantonese word or phrase in Chinese characters with Jyutping romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.

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農曆新年 (nung4 lik6 san1 nin4)

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Lunar New Year

利是 (lai6 si6)

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A red packet with money given for good luck

中秋節 (zung1 cau1 zit3)

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Mid-Autumn Festival

月餅 (jyut6 beng2)

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Mooncake

端午節 (dyun1 ng5 zit3)

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Dragon Boat Festival

糉 (zung2)

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A sticky rice dumpling wrapped in leaves

飲茶 (jam2 caa4)

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Yum cha, drinking tea and eating dim sum

點心 (dim2 sam1)

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Dim sum

茶樓 (caa4 lau4)

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A traditional teahouse or dim sum restaurant

舞獅 (mou5 si1)

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Lion dance

舞龍 (mou5 lung4)

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Dragon dance

紅色代表好運 (hung4 sik1 doi6 biu2 hou2 wan6)

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Red represents good luck

風水 (fung1 seoi2)

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Feng shui

孝順 (haau3 seon6)

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Filial piety, respecting one's parents

飲宴 (jam2 jin3)

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Banquet

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