Hongkongers often have fond memories of the things we grew up with. If there is nostalgia for old tea houses or retro-style cha chaan teng, there is also nostalgia for the si6 do1 (士多), the “store.” Si6 do1 is yet another English loanword that Hong Kong has made its own; it is the local Cantonese […]...
Ever wonder where some of the words we use everyday in Hong Kong lingo come from?
Full swing into the holiday season, it may be time to listen to the wisdom of this Cantonese proverb before stuffing yet another festive treat into your mouth....
Ever wonder where some of the words we use everyday in Hong Kong lingo come from? Between a quack and a cluck, who said it better, the chicken or the duck?...
Ever wonder where some of the words we use everyday in Hong Kong lingo come from? How a kind of food came to define an entire social class in Hong Kong....
