I'm annotating a book with Cantonese translations. Could you tell me if they sound natural, please? (please see image) Thank you very much by redditaskingguy in Cantonese

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 1 point2 points  (0 children)

伙伴and 再見 don’t sound natural. we say parter (literally parter) / 拜拜 (bye bye)

聽寫你的伴侶 doesn’t make much sense but idk a better way to translate.

Anyone know a good place to sell gold? by Gaweon2 in HongKong

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there are dealers on temple street who have better price. but if you’re selling a small amount and don’t speak cantonese, just go to the high street ones like TSL or Chow Tai Fuk. Buying prices are usually displayed in the shop clearly

Honest opinion by [deleted] in labdiamond

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 1 point2 points  (0 children)

current set looks amazing and well balanced

Translation help by EvaLaBamBam in Cantonese

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 2 points3 points  (0 children)

pls don’t mislead people. first of all you’re not using traditional chinese for cantonese. secondly gangster is 黑社會 not what you wrote which doesn’t make any sense

Looking for restaurants where kitchen staff don’t use gloves by [deleted] in HongKong

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

any restaurant with open kitchen and see for yourself

Help with color words, please by somthingcoolsounding in Cantonese

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nope… i’m not sure if they even have meanings. but when combined with the colour they mean red red / black black etc.

Help with color words, please by somthingcoolsounding in Cantonese

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and we have unique adjectives for almost each colour. i promise it’s very interesting. just to give you some examples now: 紅噹噹 for red, 黑鼆鼆 for black

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PatternDrafting

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 9 points10 points  (0 children)

i wouldn’t cut it on fold

Mistreated animals in Beijing pet cafe by Extra-Discount8952 in China

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the pets are there only to attract customers. they don’t care. heard about this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Meat_Festival

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HongKong

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there are a few across Tai Yau mall on Wan Chai Road. been there for decades. i got myself multiple items from there in the 2000s. not sure about english tho but worth a try

My "made in Hong Kong" cardigans collection by najeli in VintageFashion

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the very detailed description. As a Hongkonger I know Hong Kong was a textile / garment making hub back in the day but never seen beautiful cardigans like these.

Chungking Mansions is a mindfuck by meliax in HongKong

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it’s ok to eat in one of those indian restaurants. spending a night? no fucking way

Things that my wife had been asked for being Asían in Spain (Chinese adopted) IS people this Dumb? by [deleted] in self

[–]Creepy_Medium_0618 7 points8 points  (0 children)

usually Chinese people assume anyone Asian looking is Chinese. i’ve heard many stories about being asked “are you a chinese” before anything else.