Re: Question for Mandarin-speakers
- From: Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:51:17 -0500
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:57:27 +0000, the renowned JohnM
<john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>In article <8mfas1pbvbtjn4o8h44so1a0np4jcbjbj4@xxxxxxx>, Spehro Pefhany
><speffSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>>On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:00:42 +0000, the renowned JohnM
>><john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>What does 'Chang' mean? I was told it means something like luck, favour,
>>>goodwill. Is this correct?
>>
>>Perhaps "chong3"? To dote on, to spoil, to favour
>
>Chong3? Is the '3' part of the word? I don't understand.
Yeah, it's the *tone*. As someone else said, without the character and
some context it's pretty hard to tell-- there are quite a few
possibilities that sound similar.
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Spehro Pefhany
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