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Comment by nephihaha

1 month ago

I find Cantonese a lot easier on the ear. Unfortunately, nearly all the Cantonese I know is rude.

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FabHK  1 month ago

I find those Cantonese words ending in -p, -t, -k harsher than mellifluous Mandarin.

  • nephihaha  1 month ago

    I'm not a great fan of the sibilant sounds in Mandarin. Which to be fair is pretty rich coming from an English speaker.

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