Language Resources

Cantopop

• Introduction to Cantopop written in Cantonese Chinese on Wikipedia
• The Rise and Decline of Cantopop:Disseration written by Cantopop lyricist and songwriter James Wong
• Sam Hui (許冠傑), 1970s and 1980s: The lyrics of his songs are written in colloquial Cantonese.
• Roman Tam (羅文): Best known for his clear enunciation and smooth and rich tune (字正腔圓), he sang his signature song, Little Lee the Fast Dagger Thrower (小李飛刀), in 1978
• "Shanghai Beach" (上海灘) by Frances Yip (葉麗儀), most famous for her sonorous singing.
• "Glorious Years" (光輝歲月) by Beyond, a rock band formed in 1980s: The song was inspired by Nelson Mandela.
• "Wait for you until my heart aches" (等你等到我心痛) by Jacky Cheung (張學友), one of Cantopop's Four Heavenly Kings (四大天王).
• "Boastsful" (浮誇) by Eason Chan (陳奕迅), crowned "King of Asian Pop" by Time Out Hong Kongin 2012.
• "Forest of Flowers (花千樹)" by Joey Yung (容祖兒), the Music Queen of the annual Music King Golden Song Chart Awards, which honors singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
• Memorable episodes of the 2008 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation (十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮)

Movies

• Reviews of Hong Kong movies
• Bruce Lee (李小龍): King of Kungfu Movies
  • "Enter the Dragon (龍爭虎鬥)": Bruce Lee vs. Robert Wall
  • An interview with Casey about his experience with Bruce Lee when growing up in the U.S.
  • Casey's interview translated into Cantonese
• "Shaolin Soccer (少林足球)": Funniest Kungfu parody by Stephen Chow (周星馳)
• "Infernal Affairs (無間渡)": Best Cop Movie from Hong Kong
• Ann Hui (許鞍華): Best director of movies on social Issues, who directed the critically acclaimed movies "The Way We are" (天水圍的日與夜) in 2008 and "A Simple Life" (桃姐) in 2011.
• "The Way We Are (天水圍的日與夜)": The life of residents in a public housing estate in Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong
• "A Simple Life" (桃姐)": The life of a woman who has worked for four generations of Producer Roger Lee's family.
• "In the Mood for Love" (花樣年華): Best artsy movie directed by Wong Kar-Wai (王家衛); winner of Best Actor and Technical Grand Prize at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
• I strongly recommend "Little Big Master" (五個小孩的校長) to anyone who is interested in learning about social issues in Hong Kong, e.g., accessibility to preschool education, income disparty, and ethnic minorities.

Authentic Cantonese in Audio or Video Format

• Sing Tao Chinese Radio Station
• Guangzou TV
• Radio Television Hong Kong
• Podcast at Radio Television Hong Kong
• Cantonese News at BBC
• Cantonese News at KTSF26
• Cantonese News at Voice of America
• Cantonese News at BBC
• Comic cross talk (相聲) in Cantonese
• Rapping in Cantonese by ABC Jin
• Funny videos about "trendy" expressions (潮語) in Hong Kong
• Chef Tang's demonstration of how to make two popular kinds of dim sum

Cantonese Applications

• Cantonese Assistant for learning pronunciation, Romanization, and characters: Please put both files in the same folder.
  • Cantonese Assistant
  • Cantonese Sound Folder
• Cantonese Reader for reading text in Cantonese.

Cantonese Blog

• Resources
• Cantonese Proverbs

Cantonese Culture

Handouts, video links, and/or other types of resources about the following cultural topics are provided on the "About Cantonese" web page:

• Asian American Identity
• Code-mixing in Hong Kong
• Gender Roles in Hong Kong
• The Harvest Moon and the Legend of the Moon Goddess
• Mahjong as a Cross-Generational Bridge
• Rituals in Weddings

Cantonese Grammar

• Comprehensive Cantoneseby Stephen Matthews and Virginia Yip
• Basic Cantonese: A grammar and workbookby Virginia Yip and Stephen Matthews
• Intermediate Cantonese: A grammar and workbookby Virginia Yip and Stephen Matthews

Cantonese Input Methods

• CantoInput
• Online Yale Romanization Input Method

Cantonese Online Dictionaries

• CantoDict:This site uses Jyutping and traditional characters for Cantonese expressions. To convert Jyutping to Yale or another Cantonese Romanization system, please go to "Cantonese Romanization Converter" below.
• Chinese University of Hong Kong: Sound files are associated with all characters in the database.
• Cantonese Slang

Cantonese Romanization Converter

• Convert between any Established Cantonese Romanization Systems

Cantonese Textbooks

• Simon & Schuster's Pimsleur Quick & Simple Cantonese Chineseby Pimsleur Language Programs: Audio CDs best suited for beginners with no prior exposure to Cantonese.
• Colloquial Cantonese: The Complete Course for Beginnersby Keith Tong and Gregory James: Thematically based and best suited for beginners with some prior exposure to Cantonese.
• Cantonese Basic Courseby the Foreign Service Institute: Available for free online; best suited for beginners who work well with language pattern drills.
• Teach Yourself Cantoneseby Hugh Baker and Pui-kei Ho: Thematically based and best suited for intermediate students.
• 粵語速成: 初級教材 Cantonese Fast Course: The Beginning Level:This is the first level of a series of textbooks published by the Yale-China Chinese Language Center, Chinese University of Hong Kong. The series is written in Chinese and is thematically-based with grammar and pronunciation notes.
• 粵語速成: 中級教材 Cantonese Fast Course: The Beginning Level:This is the second level of the series.
• 粵語速成: 高級教材 Cantonese Fast Course: The Beginning Level:This is the third level of the series.
• Oneline Resources: Omniglot - Cantonese

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• 廣東話資料館 Cantonese Museum
• 港語學 The Study of Hong Kong Cantonese