English and Cantonese Dictionary


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John Chalmers’ English and Cantonese Dictionary offers a valuable glimpse into the state of Cantonese that was spoken in Canton and in the colony of Hong Kong during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century; through the comprehension of, and the presentation made by, Mr. Chalmers and some other foreigners. Anyone who has only heard Chinese spoken in Putonghua/Mandarin, can now hear how different Chinese may sound in Cantonese; and how different its style and expression are from that of Putonghua.

Words were listed in alphabetical order, each of which was accompanied by its corresponding Chinese characters (logograms), and was followed by tonal markings for its Cantonese pronunciation. Additional words and/or expressions in Cantonese that derived from the word were also found in many of the entries. A handy introduction to the rules for pronouncing Cantonese and those for their tonal markings could also be found.

Please refer to the appended booklet for further remarks by the reader and a full index of this recording. (summary by the reader)

Additional Proof Listening by YuqingJune (35 hr 22 min)

Chapters

Preface to the 7th Edition, Notes to the 4th & 5th Editions, Rules for Pronounc… 27:51 Read by DavidReader
A - Ambitious 21:55 Read by DavidReader
Ambush - Back 22:33 Read by DavidReader
Back-bite - Blade 22:11 Read by DavidReader
Bladed Knife, three - Butler 20:05 Read by DavidReader
Butt - Chasm 20:58 Read by DavidReader
Chaste - Complete 20:56 Read by DavidReader
Competent - Courtesy 19:38 Read by DavidReader
Cousin - Deep 22:08 Read by DavidReader
Deer - Discretionary 21:23 Read by DavidReader
Discriminate - Dyspepsia 20:49 Read by DavidReader
Dysury - Err 20:48 Read by DavidReader
Error - Feces 21:01 Read by DavidReader
Fee - Foundation 20:17 Read by DavidReader
Foundling - Glauber-salts 20:28 Read by DavidReader
Glazed - Hale 19:28 Read by DavidReader
Half - Hound 20:14 Read by DavidReader
Hour - Independent 18:27 Read by DavidReader
Index - Intestines 18:51 Read by DavidReader
Intimate - Knell 19:40 Read by DavidReader
Knife - Lift 20:34 Read by DavidReader
Light - Mahogany 20:16 Read by DavidReader
Mahommedanism - Merciful 20:15 Read by DavidReader
Merciless - Mountain 20:38 Read by DavidReader
Mourn - Night-dress 20:03 Read by DavidReader
Nimble - Office 20:08 Read by DavidReader
Officer - Over-night 19:51 Read by DavidReader
Overpass - Part 18:27 Read by DavidReader
Partake - Pelvis 19:06 Read by DavidReader
Pen,Pencil - Philosopher 19:40 Read by DavidReader
Phlegm - Plain 20:21 Read by DavidReader
Plaintiff - Polyhedron 20:06 Read by DavidReader
Polypod - Pox 18:04 Read by DavidReader
Practicable - Pretty 18:28 Read by DavidReader
Prevail - Prolapse 17:07 Read by DavidReader
Prolegomena - Pulverize 17:59 Read by DavidReader
Pumice - Quinquennial 18:56 Read by DavidReader
Quinsy - Rations 18:34 Read by DavidReader
Rattan - Red-hot 17:30 Read by DavidReader
Redeem - Remain 18:37 Read by DavidReader
Remainder - Respect 17:13 Read by DavidReader
Respectable - Rhyme 18:45 Read by DavidReader
Rib - Roast 18:17 Read by DavidReader
Rob - Run 20:49 Read by DavidReader
Runner - Sample 17:13 Read by DavidReader
Sanctify - Scissors 19:34 Read by DavidReader
Scoff - Secretary 20:00 Read by DavidReader
Secretion - Serious 18:59 Read by DavidReader
Sermon - Sharp 19:34 Read by DavidReader
Sharpen - Shot 18:20 Read by DavidReader
Should - Silk 19:06 Read by DavidReader
Silk-worm - Sky 19:59 Read by DavidReader
Sky-blue - Slough 19:40 Read by DavidReader
Slovenly - Snub-nosed 19:31 Read by DavidReader
Snuff - Son 20:24 Read by DavidReader
Son-in-law - Special 20:12 Read by DavidReader
Specially - Spoil 21:26 Read by DavidReader
Spoil,to - Stabling 21:08 Read by DavidReader
Stack - Statement 21:09 Read by DavidReader
State-paper - Sting 21:34 Read by DavidReader
Stingily - Straightway 20:27 Read by DavidReader
Strain - Strive 20:38 Read by DavidReader
Stroke - Submissive 20:47 Read by DavidReader
Submissively - Sulphate 21:25 Read by DavidReader
Sulphur - Suppose 21:12 Read by DavidReader
Supposing - Swarthiness 21:27 Read by DavidReader
Swath - Synagogue 21:07 Read by DavidReader
Synchronize - Talisman 20:46 Read by DavidReader
Talk - Tea-tray 22:13 Read by DavidReader
Teach - Ten 20:00 Read by DavidReader
Tenable - Thank 20:28 Read by DavidReader
Thankful - Third 21:08 Read by DavidReader
Thirst - Throw 22:42 Read by DavidReader
Throwster - Tightly 19:03 Read by DavidReader
Tile - To 22:02 Read by DavidReader
Toad - Tooth-ache 20:00 Read by DavidReader
Tooth-brush - Train 21:34 Read by DavidReader
(to)Train - Tread 21:20 Read by DavidReader
Treason - Trill 20:40 Read by DavidReader
Trigger - Trustee 21:11 Read by DavidReader
Trustful - Twelve 21:29 Read by DavidReader
Twentieth - Unassisted 21:53 Read by DavidReader
Unassuaged - Undercurrent 21:15 Read by DavidReader
Underdo - Unison 22:15 Read by DavidReader
Unit - Unreserved 20:54 Read by DavidReader
Unreservedly - Unwell 22:00 Read by DavidReader
Unwholesome - Use 22:01 Read by DavidReader
Useful - Vapouring 21:29 Read by DavidReader
Vaporize - Vernacular 22:32 Read by DavidReader
Vernal - Vileness 22:10 Read by DavidReader
Vilify - Vituperate 20:15 Read by DavidReader
Vituperative - Wake 21:59 Read by DavidReader
Wakeful - Warp 20:29 Read by DavidReader
Warped - Wax 21:02 Read by DavidReader
Wax-candle - Weigh 20:05 Read by DavidReader
Weighing-machine - Whereas 19:07 Read by DavidReader
Whereat - Wholly 20:07 Read by DavidReader
Whore - Wily 21:41 Read by DavidReader
Win - With 23:33 Read by DavidReader
Withal - Wood 17:59 Read by DavidReader
Woodbine - Worry 19:47 Read by DavidReader
Worse - Wrongfully 21:18 Read by DavidReader
Wrongly - You 24:09 Read by DavidReader
Young - Zymotic 15:51 Read by DavidReader