Mid-Levels Escalators one of CNN's coolest modes of transportation

Here we learn about the history of the Mid-Levels Escalators in Hong Kong, and how they came to be loved by CNN.

Vocabulary

• 共通點 gung6 tung1 dim2 (common points)
• 眉精眼企 mei4 zing1 ngaan5 kei5 (smart; clever)
• 中環 zung1 waan4 (Hong Kong's Central District; Central (MTR station))
• 半山 bun3 saan1 (the Mid-levels area; lit. "half mountain")
• 扶手電梯 fu4 sau2 din6 tai1 (escalator)
• 迷人 mai4 jan4 (fascinating; enchanting; charming)
• 風景線 fung1 ging2 sin3 (scenic route)
• 景致 ging2 zi3 (scenery; view)
• 核心 hat6 sam1 (core; nucleus; central)
• 商業區 soeng1 jip6 keoi1 (business district)
• 繁鬧 faan4 naau6 (bustling; lively)
• 人情味 jan4 cing4 mei6 (human touch; to have human face; human side)
• 濃厚 nung4 hau5 (dense; thick (clouds, etc.) 
• 地道 dei6 dou6 (genuine; authentic; note: also the word for tunnel)
• 格調 gaak3 diu6 (style (of art, literature, area))
• 蘇豪 sou1 hou4 (Soho - in Hong Kong "South of Hollywood Road")
• 回過神嚟 wui4 gwo3 san4 lai4 (to return to your senses; usu. written 回神過來)
• 住宅 zyu6 zaak2 (residence; house; tenement)
• 旅遊景點 leoi5 jau4 ging2 dim2 (tourist attraction; tourist spot)
• 輿論壓力 jyu4 leon6 aat3 lik6 (public pressure; public criticism)
• 噪音滋擾 cou3 jam1 zi1 jiu2 (noise disturbances)
• 地獄 dei6 juk6 (hell; the underworld)
• 天堂 tin1 tong4 (heaven; paradise)

Dialogue

重慶森林⋯⋯得閒炒飯⋯⋯新警察故事⋯⋯呢幾套戲有咩共通點？

cung4 hing3 sam1 lam4... dak1 haan4 caau2 faan6... san1 ging2 caat3 gu3 si6... ni1 gei2 tou3 hei3 jau5 me1 gung6 tung1 dim2? 

Chungking Express... All About Love... New Police Story... What do these movies have in common?

相信眉精眼企嘅你應該睇得出答案喇。

soeng1 seon3 mei4 zing1 ngaan5 kei5 ge3 nei5 jing1 goi1 tai2 dak1 ceot1 daap3 ngon3 laa3

I’m sure someone as sharp-eyed as you can figure out the answer.

就係佢哋都有部分畫面係喺中環半山扶手電梯嗰度取景嘅。

zau6 hai6 keoi5 dei6 dou1 jau5 bou6 fan1 waa2 min2 hai6 hai2 zung1 waan4 bun3 saan1 fu4 sau2 din6 tai1 go2 dou6 ceoi2 ging2 ge3

That is, they all have scenes filmed on the Central–Mid-Levels Escalator.

中環半山扶手電梯，唔單只係世界最長嘅戶外自動扶手電梯，亦係香港一道迷人嘅風景線。

zung1 waan4 bun3 saan1 fu4 sau2 din6 tai1, m4 daan1 zi2 hai6 sai3 gaai3 zeoi3 coeng4 ge3 wu6 ngoi6 zi6 dung6 fu4 sau2 din6 tai1, jik6 hai6 hoeng1 gong2 jat1 dou6 mai4 jan4 ge3 fung1 ging2 sin3. 

The Central-Mid-Levels Escalators are not only the longest outdoor covered escalators in the world, they are also a charming scenic route in Hong Kong.

不過二十分鐘嘅路程，眼前嘅景致快速轉換。

bat1 gwo3 ji6 sap6 fan1 zung1 ge3 lou6 cing4, ngaan5 cin4 ge3 ging2 zi3 faai3 cuk1 zyun2 wun6

In just a twenty-minute journey, the scenery changes rapidly before your eyes.

上一秒仲喺中環核心商業區，下一秒已經進入繁鬧嘅街市、被街坊老店包圍。

soeng6 jat1 miu5 zung6 hai2 zung1 waan4 hat6 sam1 soeng1 jip6 keoi1, haa6 jat1 miu5 ji5 ging1 zeon3 jap6 faan4 naau6 ge3 gaai1 si5, bei6 gaai1 fong1 lou5 dim3 baau1 wai4

One moment you're in the bustling business district of Central, and the next you're in a lively street market surrounded by traditional neighbourhood shops.

當你仲沉醉喺人情味濃厚嘅地道氛圍，四圍嘅景色已經換成格調十足嘅蘇豪酒吧。

dong1 nei5 zung6 cam4 zeoi3 hai2 jan4 cing4 mei6 nung4 hau5 ge3 dei6 dou6 fan1 wai4, sei3 wai4 ge3 ging2 sik1 ji5 ging1 wun6 sing4 gaak3 diu6 sap6 zuk1 ge3 sou1 hou4 zau2 baa1

While you're still immersed in the rich and authentic local atmosphere, the surrounding scenery has already transformed into the stylish bars of Soho.

回過神嚟，原來已經到咗寧靜嘅半山區住宅喇。

wui4 gwo3 san4 lai4, jyun4 loi4 ji5 ging1 dou3 zo2 ning4 zing6 ge3 bun3 saan1 keoi1 zyu6 zaak2 laa3

When you come back to your senses, you've already arrived at the quiet residential area of the Mid-Levels.

全長八百米嘅中環半山扶手電梯，而家係香港知名嘅旅遊景點。 

cyun4 coeng4 baat3 baak3 mai5 ge3 zung1 waan4 bun3 saan1 fu4 sau2 din6 tai1, ji4 gaa1 hai6 hoeng1 gong2 zi1 ming4 ge3 leoi5 jau4 ging2 dim2

The 800-meter-long Central–Mid-Levels Escalator is now a well-known tourist attraction in Hong Kong.

不過喺九十年代興建電梯初期，就受到唔少輿論壓力。

bat1 gwo3 hai2 gau2 sap6 nin4 doi6 hing1 gin3 din6 tai1 co1 kei4,   zau6 sau6 dou3 m4 siu2 jyu4 leon6 aat3 lik6

However, in the early 1990s, when the escalator was first built, it faced a lot of public criticism.

除咗因為工程費用昂貴，造價高達兩億七千萬元，加上兩年半嘅施工期，為中環區帶嚟噪音滋擾，交通不便等等嘅問題令到商戶生意大跌。

ceoi4 zo2 jan1 wai6 gung1 cing4 fai3 jung6 ngong4 gwai3, zou6 gaa3 gou1 daat6 loeng5 jik1 cat1 cin1 maan6 jyun4, gaa1 soeng5 loeng5 nin4 bun3 ge3 si1 gung1 kei4, wai4 zung1 waan4 keoi1 daai3 lai4 cou3 jam1 zi1 jiu2, gaau1 tung1 bat1 bin6 dang2 dang2 ge3 man6 tai4 ling6 dou3 soeng1 wu6 saang1 ji3 daai6 dit3 

In addition to the expensive construction cost, which reached 270 million Hong Kong dollars, plus a two-and-a-half-year construction period, it brought noise nuisance and traffic inconvenience to the Central area, causing business to plummet. 

一度被人叫做「通向地獄的階梯」呀。

jat1 dou6 bei6 jan4 giu3 zou6: "tung1 hoeng3 dei6 juk6 dik1 gaai1 tai1" aa3

It was once called "The Stairway to Hell".

去到一九九三年十月，中環半山扶手電梯啟用。

heoi3 dou3 jat1 gau2 gau2 saam1 nin4 sap6 jyut6, zung1 waan4 bun3 saan1 fu4 sau2 din6 tai1 kai2 jung6

In October 1993, the Central-Mid-Levels Escalators began operating.

上王后大道中至半山干德道嘅距離，縮短到十幾分鐘，市民先至慢慢對佢改觀。

soeng5 wong4 hau6 daai6 dou6 zung1 zi3 bun3 saan1 gon1 dak1 dou6 ge3 keoi5 lei4, suk1 dyun2 dou3 sap6 gei2 fan1 zung1, si5 man4 sin1 zi3 maan6 maan6 deoi3 keoi5 goi2 gun1

The journey from Queen's Road Central to Conduit Road in the Mid-Levels was shortened to just over ten minutes, and the public gradually changed their view of it.

二零一五年，呢條電梯更加入選美國CNN「世界七大最型格交通工具」，擺脫「地獄階梯」嘅污名。

ji6 ling4 jat1 ng5 nin4, ni1 tiu4 din6 tai1 gang3 gaa1 jap6 syun2 mei5 gwok3 CNN "sai3 gaai3 cat1 daai6 zeoi3 jing4 gaak3 gaau1 tung1 gung1 geoi6", baai2 tyut3 "dei6 juk6 gaai1 tai1" ge3 wu1 ming4 

In 2015, this escalator was even selected as one of CNN's "7 of the world's coolest commutes", shedding the infamous label of "The Stairway to Hell".

仲有人開始叫佢做「通往天堂的階梯」添。

zung6 jau5 jan4 hoi1 ci2 giu3 keoi5 zou6 "tung1 wong5 tin1 tong4 dik1 gaai1 tai1" tim1

Some people have even started calling it "The Stairway to Heaven".

Five Famous Cantonese Pigs

Today's video transcript covers various Chinese sayings about pigs.

Vocabulary

• 人齊 jan4 cai4 (everyone is present)
• 正所謂 zing3 so2 wai6 (so-called; as the saying goes...)
• 可想而知 ho2 soeng2 ji4 zi1 (it can be inferred that...)
• 日常生活 jat6 soeng4 sang1 wut6 (ordinary life)
• 平時生活 ping4 si4 sang1 wut6 (ordinary life)
• 剝 mok1 (to peel e.g. nuts)
• 除衫 ceoi4 saam1 (take off clothes; strip off)
• 捉棋 zuk1 kei2 (to play chess)
• 藤條 tang4 tiu2 (rattan cane)
• 炆 man1 (braise; cook slowly)
• 誤會 ng6 wui6 (to misunderstand)
• 人生總 jan4 sang1 zung2 (in one's life)
• 知己 zi1 gei2 (close friend)
• 隊友 deoi6 jau5 (team-mate)
• 難啃 naan4 kang2 (difficult to deal with; lit. "hard to chew")
• 難頂 naan4 ding2 (hard to bear; difficult to withstand)
• 不妨 bat1 fong4 (might as well)
• 趁機會 can3 gei1 wui6 (take the opportunity)

Also, the phrase "Fear not the god-like opponent, fear the pig-like teammate":

• 唔怕神一般的對手、只怕豬一般的隊友 m4 paa3 san4 jat1 bun1 dik1 deoi3 sau2, zi2 paa3 zyu1 jat1 bun1 dik1 deoi6 jau5 

Is based on the video gamer's saying:

• 不怕神一樣的對手，就怕豬一樣的隊友 bat1 paa3 san4 jat1 joeng6 dik1 deoi3 sau2, zau6 paa3 zyu1 jat1 joeng6 dik1 deoi6 jau5

Dialogue

Hallo！大家好，歡迎收睇今集嘅頴珊頻道。

Hallo！ daai6 gaa1 hou2！ fun1 jing4 sau1 tai2 gam1 zaap6 ge3 wing6 saan1 pan4 dou6.

Hello, everyone! Welcome to this episode of The Wing Shan Channel.

見大家今日咁人齊，就不如講下⋯⋯豬呀！

gin3 daai6 gaa1 gam1 jat6 gam3 jan4 cai4, zau6 bat1 jyu4 gong2 haa5... zyu1 aa3！

Since we're all here today, let's talk about... pigs!

正所謂，「I don't want nobody, nobody, but⋯⋯豬！」

zing3 so2 wai6 "I don't want nobody, nobody, but... zyu1!"

As the saying goes, "I don't want nobody, nobody, but... zyu!" (pigs!)

可想而知，豬喺我哋日常生活入面係幾咁重要。

ho2 soeng2 ji4 zi1, zyu1 hai2 ngo5 dei6 jat6 soeng4 saang1 wut6 jap6 min6 hai6 gei2 gam3 zung6 jiu3

As you can imagine, pigs are quite important in our daily lives.

今日喺呢度同大家介紹五種豬。

gam1 jat6 hai2 ni1 dou6 tung4 daai6 gaa1 gaai3 siu6 ng5 zung2 zyu1

Today, I'm going to introduce five kinds of pigs to you.

第一種就係「剝光豬」。

dai6 jat1 zung2 zau6 hai6 "mok1 gwong1 zyu1"

The first type is called "stripped bare pig".

「剝光豬」即係畀人，(唔係畀人)，係「除晒啲衫」。

"mok1 gwong1 zyu1" zik1 hai6 bei2 jan4, (m4 hai6 bei2 jan4), hai6 "ceoi4 saai3 di1 saam1"

"Stripped bare pig" refers to giving someone, (sorry I don't mean giving someone), it means "taking off their clothes".

但係呢一種「剝光豬」可能喺我哋平時生活入便冇乜機會用到。

daan6 hai6 ni1 jat1 zung2 "mok1 gwong1 zyu1" ho2 nang4 hai2 ngo5 dei6 ping4 si4 saang1 wut6 jap6 bin6, mou5 mat1 gei1 wui6 jung6 dou3

However, this kind of "stripped bare pig" probably isn't something we would normally use in our daily lives.

反而有另一個解釋就係捉棋嘅時候，你食晒人哋啲棋，噉樣你就係叫做「剝咗佢光豬」喇。

faan2 ji4 jau5 ling6 jat1 go3 gaai2 sik1, zau6 hai6 zuk1 kei4 ge3 si4 hau6 nei5 sik6 saai3 jan4 dei6 di1 kei4, gam2 joeng2 nei5 zau6 hai6 giu3 zou6 "mok1 zo2 keoi5 gwong1 zyu1" laa3

However, there is another interpretation where, if you capture all of someone's pieces when playing chess, you are said to have "stripped them bare"

第二種豬就係「藤條炆豬肉」。

dai6 ji6 zung2 zyu1, zau6 hai6 "tang4 tiu4 man1 zyu1 juk6"

The second type of pig is "cane-braised pork".

嗱，千祈唔好誤會，「藤條炆豬肉」唔係一道餸嚟嘅。

naa4, cin1 kei4 m4 hou2 ng6 wui6, tang4 tiu2 man1 zyu1 juk6 m4 hai6 jat1 dou6 sung3 lai4 ge3.

Now, please don't misunderstand, cane-braised pork is not a dish.

可能你有聽過你阿媽話「你信唔信我今晚藤條炆豬肉嘅喇？」

ho2 nang4 nei5 jau5 teng1 gwo3 nei5 aa3 maa1 waa6: "nei5 seon3 m4 seon3 ngo5 gam1 maan5 tang4 tiu2 man1 zyu1 juk6 ge3 laa3?"

You may have heard your mother say, "Do you believe I'm going to cane-braise pork tonight?"

其實阿媽嘅意思即係話佢今晚會攞條藤條嚟打你。

kei4 sat6 aa3 maa1 ge3 ji3 si1 zik1 hai6 waa6 keoi5 gam1 maan5 wui5 lo2 tiu4 tang4 tiu2, lai4 daa2 nei5

Actually, what your mother means is that she is going to take a rattan handle and beat you with it tonight.

第三隻豬同第一隻豬有啲相似。

dai6 saam1 zek3 zyu1, tung4 dai6 jat1 zek3 zyu1 jau5 di1 soeng1 ci5

The third "pig" is somewhat similar to the first one.

個名呀好聽，但係其實冇咩人鍾意嘅。

go3 meng4 aa3 hou2 teng1, daan6 hai6 kei4 sat6 mou5 me1 jan4 zung1 ji3 ge3

The name sounds nice, but actually, not many people like it.

呢一隻豬就係「鹹豬手」嘞。

ni1 jat1 zek3 zyu1 zau6 hai6 "haam4 zyu1 sau2" laak3

This pig is called "Salted Pork Knuckle".

「鹹豬手」唔好誤會，唔係德國食嗰種鹹豬手。

"haam4 zyu1 sau2" m4 hou2 ng6 wui6, m4 hai6 dak1 gwok3 sik6 go2 zung2 haam4 zyu1 sau2

Don't misunderstand, "Salted Pork Knuckle" is not the German dish of the same name.

我哋廣東人嘅「鹹豬手」即係「Pervy Hands」。

ngo5 dei6 gwong2 dung1 jan4 ge3 "haam4 zyu1 sau2" zik1 hai6 "Pervy Hands"

For Cantonese people, "Salted Pork Knuckle" refers to "Pervy Hands".

所以搭地鐵嘅時候就要注意喇。

so2 ji5 daap3 dei6 tit3 ge3 si4 hau6 zau6 jiu3 zyu3 ji3 laa3

So, you need to be careful when taking the subway.

小心會有「鹹豬手」。

siu2 sam1 wui5 jau5 "haam4 zyu1 sau2"

Beware of "Salted Pork Knuckles".

第四隻豬，人生總會遇到一兩個嘅。

dai6 sei3 zek3 zyu1, jan4 saang1 zung2 wui5 jyu6 dou2 jat1 loeng5 go3 ge3

Regarding the fourth type of pig, everyone will encounter one or two of in their life.

唔係知己，係「豬隊友」。

m4 hai6 zi1 gei2, hai6 "zyu1 deoi6 jau5"

I’m not talking about close friends, but "pig teammates".

正所謂，「唔怕神一般的對手，只怕豬一般的隊友」。

zing3 so2 wai6 "m4 paa3 san4 jat1 bun1 dik1 deoi3 sau2, zi2 paa3 zyu1 jat1 bun1 dik1 deoi6 jau5"

As the saying goes, "Fear not the god-like opponent, fear only the pig-like teammate."

唔知道你人生入面又遇過幾多個豬隊友呢？

m4 zi1 dou3 nei5 jan4 saang1 jap6 min6 jau6 jyu6 gwo3 gei2 do1 go3 zyu1 deoi6 jau5 ne1?

I wonder how many “pig teammates” you have encountered in your life.

最後一個就係「豬頭骨」。

zeoi3 hau6 jat1 go3 zau6 hai6 "zyu1 tau4 gwat1"

The last one is called "pig skull."

簡單嚟講，即係一啲好難啃嘅嘢。

gaan2 daan1 lai4 gong2, zik1 hai6 jat1 di1 hou2 naan4 kang2 ge3 je5

Simply put, it refers to something very difficult to deal with.

一啲冇咩人願意做嘅工作，或者一啲好難頂嘅工作。

jat1 di1 mou5 me1 jan4 jyun6 ji3 zou6 ge3 gung1 zok3, waak6 ze2 jat1 di1 hou2 naan4 ding2 ge3 gung1 zok3.

Some task that no one is willing to do, or a job that is really unbearable.

如果你同事曾經畀過「豬頭骨」你嘅話，噉你而家不妨趁機會，踢埋佢啦。

jyu4 gwo2 nei5 tung4 si6 cang4 ging1 bei2 gwo3 "zyu1 tau4 gwat1" nei5 ge3 waa2, gam2 nei5 ji4 gaa1 bat1 fong4 can3 gei1 wui6 tek3 maai4 keoi5 laa3

If your colleagues have ever given you a "pig skull", now is a good opportunity to tag them back.

所以點解廣東話可以講咁耐呢？

so2 ji5 dim2 gaai2 gwong2 dung1 waa2 ho2 ji5 gong2 gam3 noi6 ne1?

So why has Cantonese been spoken for such a long time?

因為連豬都有好多種。

jan1 wai6 lin4 zyu1 dou1 jau5 hou2 do1 zung2

Because even the pigs come in many different types.

希望你用得着啦！

hei1 mong6 nei5 jung6 dak1 zoek3 laa1!

I hope you find this useful!

好喇，今集就講住咁多先啦！

hou2 laa3, gam1 zaap6 zau6 gong2 zyu6 gam3 do1 sin1 laa1!

Alright, that's all for this episode!

如果你有興趣嘅話，可以follow埋我哋嘅Facebook同埋IG。

jyu4 gwo2 nei5 jau5 hing1 ceoi3 ge3 waa2, ho2 ji5 follow maai4 ngo5 dei6 ge3 Facebook tung4 maai4 IG

If you're interested, you can follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

我哋下集見啦！拜拜！

ngo5 dei6 haa6 zaap6 gin3 laa1! baai1 baai3!

We’ll see you in the next episode! Bye bye!

The Nian Beast is coming

Today's post is a children's story about a monster and its role in the origin of some Chinese New Year customs.

Vocabulary

• 年獸 nin4 sau3 (New Year Beast)
• 相傳 soeng1 cyun4 (according to legend)
• 觸角 zuk1 gok3 (antennae; tentacles)
• 怪獸 gwaai3 sau3 (monster)
• 兇猛 hung1 maang5 (ferocious; fierce)
• 除夕 ceoi4 zik6 (New Year's Eve)
• 吞食 tan1 sik6 (to devour)
• 扶老攜幼 fu4 lou5 kwai4 jau3 (help the elderly and take care of the young)\
• 躲避 do2 bei6 (to avoid; evade)
• 桃花 tou4 faa1 (peach blossom)
• 避難 bei6 naan6 (take refuge)
• 乞丐 hat1 koi3 (beggar)
• 鄉親 hoeng1 can1 (villagers; people from the same hometown)
• 收拾 sau1 sap6 (to tidy up)
• 行裝 hang4 zong1 (dressed for travelling)
• 牽牛 hin1 ngau4 (herding cattle)
• 趕羊 gon2 joeng4 (driving sheep)
• 混亂 wan6 lyun6 (chaos)
• 匆匆 cung1 cung1 (hastily; hurriedly)
• 留宿 lau4 suk1 (to let someone stay overnight)
• 無奈 mou4 noi6 (resign oneself to)
• 貼上 tip3 soeng5 (to paste up)
• 蠟燭 laap6 zuk1 (candles)
• 燭火 zuk1 fo2 (candlelight)
• 通明 tung1 ming4 (brightly lit)
劈劈啪啪 pek3 pek3 paak1 paak1 (sound of crackling and popping)
• 狼狽 long4 bui3 (in a sorry state; in a panic; in chaos)
• 恍然大悟 fong2 jin4 daai6 ng6 (to suddenly realize; have an epiphany)
• 家家戶戶 gaa1 gaa1 wu6 wu6 (every household)
• 對聯 deoi3 lyun2 (couplets - a pair of poetic lines displayed vertically on both sides of a door)
• 放炮仗 fong3 paau3 zoeng2 (setting off firecrackers)
• 風俗 fung1 zuk6 (custom; tradition)
• 隆重 lung4 zung6 (grand; solemn; ceremonious)
• 拜年 baai3 nin4 (to pay New Year's greetings)

Dialogue

今日同小朋友講嘅故事係《年獸來了》。

gam1 jat6 tung4 siu2 pang4 jau5 gong2 ge3 gu3 si6 hai6 "nin4 sau3 loi4 liu5"

The story I'm telling the children today is called "The Arrival of the Nian beast."

相傳，中國古時候有一種叫做「年」嘅怪獸。

soeng1 cyun4, zung1 gwok3 gu2 si4 hau6 jau5 jat1 zung2 giu3 zou6 "nin4" ge3 gwaai3 sau3

Legend says that in ancient China, there was a monster called "Nian".

佢頭長住觸角，兇猛異常。

keoi5 tau4 zoeng2 zyu6 zuk1 gok3, hung1 maang5 ji6 soeng4

It had long antennae on its head and was extremely ferocious.

「年」住喺海底，每到除夕就會爬上岸吞食牛羊，傷害人命。

"nin4" zyu6 hai2 hoi2 dai2, mui5 dou3 ceoi4 zik6 zau6 wui5 paa4 soeng5 ngon6 tan1 sik6 ngau4 joeng4, soeng1 hoi6 jan4 meng6

"Nian" lived at the bottom of the sea, and every Lunar New Year's Eve, it would climb ashore to devour livestock and harm people.

所以每到除夕呢一日，人們都會扶老攜幼噉樣逃去深山，躲避年獸嘅傷害。

so2 ji5, mui5 dou3 ceoi4 zik6 ni1 jat1 jat6, jan4 mun4 dou1 wui5 fu4 lou5 kwai4 jau3 gam2 joeng2 tou4 heoi3 sam1 saan1, do2 bei6 nin4 sau3 ge3 soeng1 hoi6

Therefore, every Lunar New Year's Eve, people would help the old and the young escape to the deep mountains to avoid being harmed by the Nian monster.

呢一年嘅除夕，桃花村嘅人正喺度上山避難。

ni1 jat1 nin4 ge3 ceoi4 zik6, tou4 faa1 cyun1 ge3 jan4 zing3 hai2 dou6 soeng5 saan1 bei6 naan6

On this New Year's Eve, the people of Peach Blossom Village were heading up the mountain to take refuge.

呢個時候喺村外邊嚟咗一位乞丐老伯伯。

ni1 go3 si4 hau6 hai2 cyun1 ngoi6 bin1 lei4 zo2 jat1 wai2 hat1 koi3 lou5 baak3 baak3

At this time, an old beggar arrived from outside the village.

鄉親們已經收拾好行裝、牽牛趕羊，場面一片混亂。

hoeng1 can1 mun4 ji5 ging1 sau1 sap6 hou2 hang4 zong1, hin1 ngau4 gon2 joeng4, coeng4 min6 jat1 pin3 wan6 lyun6

The villagers were busy packing their belongings, leading their cattle, and herding their sheep, so the scene was chaotic.

老伯伯問：「發生咩事？」

lou5 baak3 baak3 man6: "faat3 saang1 me1 si6?"

The old man asked, "What's happening?"

村民只係匆匆噉答佢：「有年獸嚟緊呀！」就走咗嘞。

cyun1 man4 zi2 hai6 cung1 cung1 gam2 daap3 keoi5: "jau5 nin4 sau3 lei4 gan2 aa1", zau6 zau2 zo2 laak3

The villagers hurriedly replied, "The Nian monster is coming!" and then left.

後來伯伯遇到一位老婆婆，好好心噉同佢講屋企仲有嘢食。

hau6 loi4 baak3 baak3 jyu6 dou3 jat1 wai2 lou5 po4 po2, hou2 hou2 sam1 gam2 tung4 keoi5 gong2 nguk1 kei5 zung6 jau5 je5 sik6

Later, the old man encountered an old woman who was very kind and told him that she still had food at home.

老伯伯可以先食飽，然後再上山躲避「年」獸。

lou5 baak3 baak3 ho2 ji5 sin1 sik6 baau2, jin4 hau6 zoi3 soeng5 saan1 do2 bei6 "nin4" sau3

She said the old man could eat his fill first and then go up the mountain to avoid the "Nian" monster.

老伯伯笑笑口噉話：「婆婆，如果你畀我喺你屋企度留宿一晚，我一定會將「年」獸趕走㗎！」

lou5 baak3 baak3 siu3 siu3 hau2 gam2 waa6: "po4 po2, jyu4 gwo2 nei5 bei2 ngo5 hai2 nei5 nguk1 kei5 dou6, lau4 suk1 jat1 maan5, ngo5 jat1 ding6 wui5 zoeng1 'nin4' sau3 gon2 zau2 gaa3!"

The old man smiled and said, "Granny, if you let me stay at your house for one night, I will definitely drive the Nian beast away!"

婆婆想繼續勸佢，但伯伯堅持。

po4 po2 soeng2 gai3 zuk6 hyun3 keoi5, daan6 baak3 baak3 gin1 ci4  

The old woman wanted to continue to try persuading him, but the old man insisted.

婆婆無奈只可以獨自上山去避難啦！

po4 po2 mou4 noi6 zi2 ho2 ji5 duk6 zi6 soeng5 saan1 heoi3 bei6 naan6 laa1

Helpless, the old woman could only go up the mountain to take refuge alone.

乞丐老伯伯食完嘢，休息咗一陣間，開始為婆婆嘅屋企貼上紅紙，點起蠟燭。

hat1 koi3 lou5 baak3 baak3 sik6 jyun4 je5, jau1 sik1 zo2 jat1 zan6 gaan3, hoi1 ci2 wai6 po4 po2 ge3 nguk1 kei5 tip3 soeng5 hung4 zi2, dim2 hei2 laap6 zuk1

After the old beggar finished eating and rested for a while, he began to paste red paper on the old woman's house and light candles.

半夜時分，「年」獸就係闖咗入村裏邊啦！

bun3 je2 si4 fan1, "nin4" sau3 zau6 hai6 cong2 zo2 jap6 cyun1 leoi5 bin1 laa1!

In the middle of the night, the Nian beast broke into the village!

佢發現婆婆嘅屋企，貼門住紅色嘅紙。

keoi5 faat3 jin6 po4 po2 ge3 nguk1 kei5, tip3 mun4 zyu6 hung4 sik1 ge3 zi2

It discovered the old woman's house, with red paper pasted on the door.

屋裏邊燭火通明。

nguk1 leoi5 bin1 zuk1 fo2 tung1 ming4

The house was brightly lit with candles.

遠處仲傳嚟「劈劈啪啪」嘅炸響聲。

jyun5 cyu3 zung6 cyun4 lei4 "pek3 pek3 paak1 paak1" ge3 zaa3 hoeng2 seng1

In the distance, the crackling sounds of exploding firecrackers could be heard.

「年」好驚！仲嚇到喊，唔敢再向前行。

"nin4" hou2 geng1! zung6 haak3 dou3 haam3, m4 gam2 zoi3 hoeng3 cin4 hang4

The Nian beast was terrified! It was so scared that it cried and dared not move forward.

原來「年」最怕就係紅色、火光同埋炸響。

jyun4 loi4 "nin4" zeoi3 paa3 zau6 hai6 hung4 sik1, fo2 gwong1, tung4 maai4 zaa3 hoeng2

It turned out that the Nian beast was most afraid of the colour red, firelight, and the sound of firecrackers.

乞丐伯伯一邊喺度笑一邊揮手同「年」講再見。

hat1 koi3 baak3 baak3 jat1 bin1 hai2 dou6 siu3, jat1 bin1 fai1 sau2 tung4 "nin4" gong2 zoi3 gin3

The old beggar smiled while waving at the Nian beast and saying goodbye.

「年」就係噉，狼狽逃走。

"nin4" zau6 hai6 gam2, long4 bui3 tou4 zau2

And, just like that, the Nian beast fled in confusion.

第二日係正月初一。

dai6 ji6 jat6 hai6 zing3 jyut6 co1 jat1

The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year.

避難返嚟嘅人見村裏邊乜事都冇發生，就好奇怪。

bei6 naan6 faan1 lei4 ge3 jan4 gin3 cyun1 leoi5 bin6 mat1 si6 dou1 mou5 faat3 saang1, zau6 hou2 kei4 gwaai3

The people who returned from taking refuge were very surprised to see that nothing had happened in the village.

老婆婆先至恍然大悟。

lou5 po4 po2 sin1 zi3 fong2 jin4 daai6 ng6

The old woman suddenly realized what had happened.

立即向鄉親解釋，於是大家都好多謝乞丐伯伯呀。

lap6 zik1 hoeng3 hoeng1 can1 gaai2 sik1, jyu1 si6 daai6 gaa1 dou1 hou2 do1 ze6 hat1 koi3 baak3 baak3 aa3

She immediately explained it to the villagers, and so everyone was very grateful to the old beggar.

從此，每年嘅除夕，家家戶戶都貼住紅對聯，放炮仗。

cung4 ci2, mui5 nin4 ge3 ceoi4 zik6, gaa1 gaa1 wu6 wu6 dou1 tip3 zyu6 hung4 deoi3 lyun4, fong3 paau3 zoeng6

Since then, every Lunar New Year's Eve, each household puts up red couplets and sets off firecrackers.

到咗初一嘅一大早，仲會去探望親朋好友。

dou3 zo2 co1 jat1 ge3 jat1 daai6 zou2, zung6 wui5 heoi3 taam3 mong6 can1 pang4 hou2 jau5

On the early morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, they would also visit relatives and friends.

呢個風俗越傳越廣，就成為咗中國民間最隆重嘅傳統節日。

ni1 go3 fung1 zuk6 jyut6 cyun4 jyut6 gwong2, zau6 sing4 wai4 zo2 zung1 gwok3 man4 gaan1 zeoi3 lung4 zung6 ge3 cyun4 tung2 zit3 jat6

This custom has become increasingly widespread and has become the most important traditional festival for Chinese people.

小朋友，你哋準備好去拜年未呀?

siu2 pang4 jau5, nei5 dei6 zeon2 bei6 hou2 heoi3 baai3 nin4 mei6 aa3?

Children, are you ready to go and pay your New Year's greetings?

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hoeng1 gong2 jan4 gong2 gu3 si6 fun1 jing4 daai6 gaa1 Comment, Like, Share tung4 maai4 Subscribe ngo5 dei6 go3 channel aa3

Hong Kongers Tell Stories welcome everybody to comment, like, share and subscribe to our channel!

Zootopia - Sloth Scene

This time around we have a funny scene from Disney's Zootopia ("優獸大都會").

Vocabulary

• 咪住 mai5 zyu6 (hang on; hold up; stop)
• 樹懶 syu6 laan5 (sloth)
• 警局 ging2 guk2 (police department)
• 警官 ging2 gun1 (constable, police officer)
• 車牌 ce1 paai4 (driving licence, licence plate)
• 爛gag laan6 gek1 (cheesy joke, gag)
• 鹹濕 haam4 sap1 (dirty, seedy; perverted)
• 拐杖 gwaai2 zoeng2 (walking stick, crutch)
• 爽手 song2 sau2 (quickly, hurry up)
• 落班 lok6 baan1 (to finish work)
• 高峰 gou1 fung1 (peak; summit - here referring to 高峰期 rush hour)

Dialogue

Judy Hopps: 咪住！佢哋都係樹懶！

mai5 zyu6! keoi5 dei6 dou1 hai6 syu6 laan5!

Hold on! They're all sloths!

Nick Wilde: 你唔可以因為佢哋係樹懶，你就話佢哋唔快㗎。

nei5 m4 ho2 ji5 jan1 wai6 keoi5 dei6 hai6 syu6 laan5, nei5 zau6 waa6 keoi5 dei6 m4 faai3 gaa3

You can't assume they're not fast just because they are all sloths.

Nick: 阿快，阿快，最快係你呢！見到你好開心呀！

aa3 faai3, aa3 faai3, zeoi3 faai3 hai6 nei5 ne1, gin3 dou2 nei5 hou2 hoi1 sam1 aa3

Flash! Flash! You're the fastest of them all! Great to see you!

Flash: 我都好⋯⋯開心⋯⋯見到你！

ngo5 dou1 hou2... hoi1 sam1... gin3 dou2 nei5

I'm also... happy... to see you.

Judy: 哼，哈⋯⋯我係動物警局嘅茱迪警官呀，你好嗎？

hng1, haa3... ngo5 hai6 dung6 mat6 ging2 guk2 ge3 zyu1 dik6 ging2 gun1 aa3,  nei5 hou2 maa3?

Mmm, ha, I'm Officer Judy from the Zootopia Police Department, how are you?

Flash: 我都⋯⋯幾⋯⋯

ngo5 dou1... gei2...

I'm... quite...

Judy: 好？

hou2?
Well?

Flash: 唔錯。有咩⋯⋯

m4 co3. jau5 me1...

That's right. What...

Nick: 等等先呀⋯⋯

dang2 dang2 sin1 aa3...

Wait for it...

Flash: 可以⋯⋯幫⋯⋯

ho2 ji5... bong1...

...can I... do...

Judy: 呀⋯⋯我想你幫我查下呢。

a4... ngo5 soeng2 nei5 bong1 ngo5 caa4 haa5 ne1?

Uh... I need your help to check something.

Flash: 到⋯⋯

dou2...
...for...

Judy: 呀⋯⋯我想你幫我查下。

a4... ngo5 soeng2 nei5 bong1 ngo5 caa4 haa5.

Uh... I want you to help me check...

Flash: 你⋯⋯

nei5...
...you.

Judy: 我想你幫我查一個車牌呀，我而家真係好急呀！

ngo5 soeng2 nei5 bong1 ngo5 caa4 jat1 go3 ce1 paai4 aa3, ngo5 ji4 gaa1 zan1 hai6 hou2 gap1 aa3!

I want you to help me check a license plate, I'm really in a hurry right now!

Flash: 車牌號碼⋯⋯

ce1 paai4 hou6 maa5...

The license plate...

Judy: 29T⋯⋯

ji6 gau2 T...

29T...

Flash: 係幾多？
hai6 gei2 do1?
...number is?

Judy: 29THD03

ji6 gau2 THD ling4 saam1...
29THD03...

Flash: 2⋯⋯9⋯⋯T⋯⋯

ji6... gau2... T...
2... 9... T...

Judy: HD03。

HD ling4 saam1

HD03

Flash: H⋯⋯

H...
H...

Judy: D03呀！

D ling4 saam1 aa3
D03!

Flash: D⋯⋯

D...
D...

Judy: 03。

ling4 saam1
03

Flash: 0⋯⋯

ling4...
0...

Judy: 3！

saam1!
3!

Nick: 喂，阿快呀，想唔想聽爛gag呀？

wai3, aa3 faai3 aa3, soeng2 m4 soeng2 teng1 laan6 gek1 aa3?

Hey, Flash. Do you want to hear a joke?

Judy: 唔好呀！
m4 hou2 aa3!
Don't!

Flash: 想呀。
soeng2 aa3.
Sure.

Nick: 嗱，我問你喇，一個男人點解會有三隻腳呢？

naa4, ngo5 man6 nei5 laa3, jat1 go3 naam4 jan2 dim2 gaai2 wui5 jau5 saam1 zek3 goek3 ne1?

Well, let me ask you, why would a guy have three legs?

Flash: 鹹濕嘢嚟㗎？

haam4 sap1 je5 lei4 gaa3?

Is it something dirty?

Nick: 個隻拐杖啦，哈哈哈哈哈哈！

go3 zek3 gwaai2 zoeng2 laa1, haa1 haa1 haa1 haa1 haa1 haa1!

The third one is his walking stick, ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Flash: 哈⋯⋯哈⋯⋯哈⋯⋯哈⋯⋯

haa1... haa1... haa1... haa1...

Ha... ha... ha... ha...

Judy: 哈哈哈，真係好好笑呀。

haa1 haa1 haa1, zan1 hai6 hou2 hou2 siu3 aa3 
Hahaha, very funny

Flash: 哈⋯⋯

haa1...
Ha...

Judy: 唔該你快啲做嘢呢，好唔好？

m4 goi1 nei5 faai3 di1 zou6 je5 ne1, hou2 m4 hou2?

Please can you hurry it up, okay?

Flash: 喂⋯⋯

wai3...

Hey...

Judy: 哎！唔好，唔好，唔好⋯⋯

ai1! m4 hou2, m4 hou2, m4 hou2...

Ai! No, no, no...

Flash: 阿美呀⋯⋯

aa3 mei5 aa3...
May!

May: 做咩呀，阿快？

zou6 me1 aa3, aa3 faai3?

What's up, Flash?

Flash: 男人⋯⋯

naam4 jan2...
Why...

Judy: Nooooo
Nooooo
Nooooo

Flash: 點解⋯⋯

dim2 gaai2...
...would...

Judy: 點解男人會有三隻腳？因為有拐杖。

dim2 gaai2 naam4 jan2 wui5 jau5 saam1 zek3 goek3? jan1 wai6 jau5 gwaai2 zoeng2.

Why would a guy have three legs? Because he has a walking stick.

Flash: 會有⋯⋯

wui5...jau5...

...a guy...have...

Judy: 拐杖！拐杖！拐杖呀⋯⋯

gwaai2 zoeng2! gwaai2 zoeng2! gwaai2 zoeng2 aa4...

Walking stick! Walking stick! Walking stick...

Judy: 爽手啲啦！我哋要趕下落班高峰之前呀⋯⋯

song2 sau2 di1 laa1! ngo5 dei6 jiu3 gon2 haa5 lok6 baan1 gou1 fung1 zi1 cin4 aa3... 

Hurry up! We need to make it before rush hour... 

Judy: 吓？！天都黑！

haa2?! tin1 dou1 hak!

Huh?! It's already dark!

Four Generations of the HK General Post Office

This video is all about the Hong Kong General Post Office through the history of Hong Kong.                                                              

This video is all about the Hong Kong General Post Office through the history of Hong Kong.

Vocabulary

Locations:

• 聖約翰座堂 sing3 joek3 hon6 zo6 tong4 (St. John's Cathedral, Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong)
• 畢打街 bat1 daa2 gaai1 (Pedder Street, Central)
• 皇后大道 wong4 hau6 daai6 dou6 (Queen's Road - here referring to Queen's Road Central)
• 干諾道 gon1 nok6 dou6 (Connaught Road, Central)
• 卜公碼頭 buk1 gung1 maa5 tau4 (Blake ferry pier - formerly in Central, but relocated to Stanley during land reclamation for the construction of Hong Kong Station)
• 廣東 gwong2 dung1 (Guangdong, China; formerly known as Canton)
• 廈門 haa6 mun4 (Xiamen, China; formerly known as Amoy)
• 中環 zung1 waan4 (Central, Hong Kong)
• 中環站 zung1 waan4 zaam6 (Central MTR Station)
• 環球大廈 waan4 kau4 daai6 haa6 (Worldwide House - building in Central)
• 康樂廣場 hong1 lok6 gwong2 coeng4 (Connaught Place, Central)
• 天星碼頭 tin1 sing1 maa5 tau4 (Star Ferry Pier, Central)
• 皇后碼頭 wong4 hau6 maa5 tau4 (Queen's Pier - formerly in Central; destroyed by Carrie Lam in 2008)
• 舊中區政府合署 gau6 zung1 keoi1 zing3 fu2 hap6 cyu5 (Former Central Government Offices complex)
• 大會堂 daai6 wui6 tong4 (City Hall, Central, Hong Kong)
• 九龍灣 gau2 lung4 waan1 (Kowloon Bay)
• 維港 wai4 gong2 (Victoria Harbour - short for 維多利亞港)

Other:

• 郵遞  jau4 dai6 (postal delivery)
• 投寄  tau4 gei3 (to post something)
• 不可缺少 bat1 ho2 kyut3 siu2  (indispensable)
• 必要一環  bit1 jiu3 jat1 waan4  (a necessary part of a whole)
• 開埠 hoi1 fau6 (the opening of a port)
• 轉口港 zyun2 hau2 gong2 (a transit port, entrepot)
• 扮演 baan6 jin2 (to play the role of)
• 郵政總局 jau4 zing3 zung2 guk6 (General Post Office)
• 變遷 bin3 cin1 (changes, transformations)
• 郵政局 jau4 zing3 guk2 (post office)
• 山坡 saan1 bo1 (hillside)
• 維多利亞 wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 (Victoria; Victorian)
• 哥德式 go1 dak1 sik1 (Gothic style)
• 凸顯 dat6 hin2 (to highlight; bring into prominence)
• 花崗岩 faa1 gong1 ngaam4 (granite)
• 立面 laap6 min6 (façade; front of a building) 
• 紅磚 hung4 zyun1 (red brick)
• 砌成 cai3 sing4 (arranged into)
• 間條 gaan1 tiu2 (striped)
• 鮮明 sin1 ming4 (clear; vivid)
• 美輪美奐 mei5 leon4 mei5 wun6 (splendid and magnificent (of buildings))
• 滄桑 cong1 song1 (changes and vicissitudes; from 滄海桑田 time brings great changes, lit. "change from sea into mulberry fields")
• 戰後 zin3 hau6 (post-war esp. Second World War)
• 覓地 mik6 dei6 (to look for land)
• 興建熱潮 hing1 gin3 jit6 ciu4 (construction boom)
• 富麗堂皇 fu3 lai6 tong4 wong4 (grand and magnificent)
• 屹立 ngat6 lap6 (to stand erect; tower over)
• 填海 tin4 hoi2 (land reclamation)
• 現代主義 jin6 doi6 zyu2 ji6 (modernism)
• 簡潔 gaan2 git3 (simplicity)
• 面臨 min6 lam4 (to be faced with; confronted with)
• 商業用地  soeng1 jip6 jung6  dei6 (commercial land, land for commercial use)
• 經濟通 ging1 zai3 tung1 (Hong Kong Economic Times; ET Net)
• 鋼筆畫作 gong3 bat1 waa2 zok3 (pen and ink drawings, artwork created with a pen)
• 重遊 cung4 jau4 (to revisit)
• 鬧市 naau6 si5 (bustling city; downtown)
• 珍藏 zan1 cong4 (collection; collect valuables)

Dialogue

郵遞、投寄、無論喺過去抑或時至今時今日，都仍然係社會運作不可缺少嘅必要一環。

jau4 dai6, tau4 gei3, mou4 leon6 hai2 gwo3 heoi3, jik1 waak6 si4 zi3 gam1 si4 gam1 jat6, dou1 jing4 jin4 hai6 se5 wui2 wan6 zok3 bat1 ho2 kyut3 siu2 ge3 bit1 jiu3 jat1 waan4

Postal services, regardless of whether in the past or in the present era, remain an indispensable and essential part of society's operation.

自開埠起、香港作為一個轉口港、郵政都扮演住關鍵嘅角色。

zi6 hoi1 fau6 hei2, hoeng1 gong2 zok3 wai4 jat1 go3 zyun2 hau2 gong2, jau4 zing3 dou1 baan6 jin2 zyu6 gwaan1 gin6 ge3 gok3 sik1

Since the port was opened, Hong Kong has acted as an entrepot port, and the post office has played a crucial role.

今次我哋就嚟睇下香港幾代郵政總局嘅變遷。

gam1 ci3 ngo5 dei6 zau6 lei4 tai2 haa5 hoeng1 gong2 gei2 doi6 jau4 zing3 zung2 guk6 ge3 bin3 cin1

This time, we will look at the changes Hong Kong's General Post Office underwent over several generations.

香港一八四一年開埠。

hoeng1 gong2 jat1 baat3 sei3 jat1 nin4 hoi1 fau6

Hong Kong was established as a port in 1841.

同一年第一間郵政局落成。

tung4 jat1 nin4 dai6 jat1 gaan1 jau4 zing3 guk6 lok6 sing4

In the same year, the first post office was completed.

佢起喺聖約翰座堂對上嘅山坡，只係一間小屋。

keoi5 hei2 hai2 sing3 joek3 hon6 zo6 tong4 deoi3 soeng5 ge3 saan1 bo1, zi2 hai6 jat1 gaan1 siu2 nguk1

It was built on the hillside above St. John's Cathedral and was just a small hut.

好快，五年之後，郵政局就搬咗落山，去咗畢打街同皇后大道嘅交界。

hou2 faai3, ng5 nin4 zi1 hau6, jau4 zing3 guk6 zau6 bun1 zo2 lok6 saan1, heoi3 zo2 bat1 daa2 gaai1 tung4 wong4 hau6 daai6 dou6 ge3 gaau1 gaai3

Soon, only five years later, the post office was relocated down the hill to the junction of Pedder Street and Queen's Road.

呢棟兩層樓嘅郵政總局一用就用咗六十五年，直到一九一一年第三代郵政總局落成並且啟用。

ni1 dung6 loeng5 cang4 lau4 ge3 jau4 zing3 zung2 guk6, jat1 jung6 zau6 jung6 zo2 luk6 sap6 ng5 nin4, zik6 dou3 jat1 gau2 jat1 jat1 nin4, dai6 saam1 doi6 jau4 zing3 zung6 guk2 lok6 sing4 bing6 ce2 kai2 jung6

This two-story General Post Office building was in use for 65 years until the completion and opening of the third generation General Post Office in 1911.

呢間新嘅郵政總局座落喺畢打街同干諾道交界。

ni1 gaan1 san1 ge3 jau4 zing3 zung2 guk6 zo6 lok6 hai2 bat1 daa2 gaai1 tung4 gon1 nok6 dou6 gaau1 gaai3

This new General Post Office building was located at the junction of Pedder Street and Connaught Road.

當時對出就係卜公碼頭。

dong1 si4 deoi3 ceot1 zau6 hai6 buk1 gung1 maa5 tau4

At that time, Blake Pier was just opposite.

四周圍有多條交通幹道。

sei3 zau1 wai4 jau5 do1 tiu4 gaau1 tung1 gon3 dou6

The surrounding area had many major roads.

既方便市民，亦十分適合進行郵政業務。

gei3 fong1 bin6 si5 man4, jik6 sap6 fan1 sik1 hap6 zeon3 hang4 jau4 zing3 jip6 mou6

It was convenient for citizens and very suitable for postal operations.

呢座建築採用維多利亞時期哥德式建築風格。

ni1 zo6 gin3 zuk1 coi2 jung6 wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 si4 kei4 go1 dak1 sik1 gin3 zuk1 fung1 gaak3

This building adopted the Victorian Gothic architectural style.

當時為咗凸顯公共建設嘅高規格，選取較為昂貴嘅花崗岩作為主要立面。

dong1 si4 wai4 zo2 dat6 hin2 gung1 gung6 gin3 cit3 ge3 gou1 kwai1 gaak3, syun2 ceoi2 gaau3 wai4 ngong4 gwai3 ge3 faa1 gong1 ngaam4 zok3 wai4 zyu2 jiu3 lap6 min6

At that time, in order to highlight the high standard of public construction, relatively expensive granite was chosen for the main facade.

同時取用廣東紅磚、廈門磚砌成間條圖案，形成鮮明而獨特嘅效果，美輪美奐。

tung4 si4 ceoi2 jung6 gwong2 dung1 hung4 zyun1, haa6 mun4 zyun1, cai3 sing4 gaan1 tiu2 tou4 ngon3, jing4 sing4 sin1 ming4 ji4 duk6 dak6 ge3 haau6 gwo2, mei5 leon4 mei5 wun6

At the same time, Guangdong red bricks and Xiamen bricks were used to form a striped pattern, creating a striking and distinctive effect, which was very splendid.

第三代郵政總局作為中環地標，見證香港變幻滄桑，直到戰後，香港人口急劇膨脹，經濟亦急速發展。

dai6 saam1 doi6 jau4 zing3 zung2 guk6 zok3 wai4 zung1 waan4 dei6 biu1, gin3 zing3 hoeng1 gong2 bin3 waan6 cong1 song1, zik6 dou3 zin3 hau6, hoeng1 gong2 jan4 hau2 gap1 kek6 paang4 zoeng3, ging1 zai3 jik6 gap1 cuk1 faat3 zin2

The third-generation General Post Office, as a landmark in Central, witnessed Hong Kong's turbulent changes until after the war, when Hong Kong's population surged and its economy also rapidly developed.

政府早喺六十年代已經覓地興建新大樓，但係七十年代遇上地鐵興建熱潮，為咗中環站嘅建設，當局最終喺一九七六年將呢一棟富麗堂皇嘅郵政總局拆卸，原址就變成今日嘅環球大廈。

zing3 fu2 zou2 hai2 luk6 sap6 nin4 doi6 ji5 ging1 mik6 dei6 hing1 gin3 san1 daai6 lau4, daan6 hai6 cat1 sap6 nin4 doi6 jyu6 soeng5 dei6 tit3 hing1 gin3 jit6 ciu4, wai4 zo2 zung1 waan4 zaam6 ge3 gin3 cit3, dong1 guk6 zeoi3 zung1 hai2 jat1 gau2 cat1 luk6 nin4, zoeng1 ni1 jat1 dung6 fu3 lai6 tong4 wong4 ge3 jau4 zing3 zung2 guk6 caak3 se3, jyun4 zi2 zau6 bin3 sing4 gam1 jat6 ge3 waan4 kau4 daai6 haa6

The government had already sought land to build a new building as early as the 1960s, but in the 1970s, encountering the MTR construction boom, for the construction of Central Station, the authorities ultimately demolished this magnificent post office in 1976, and the original site became today's World-Wide House.

而第四代郵政總局屹立喺填海之後嘅康樂廣場。

ji4 dai6 sei3 doi6 jau4 zing3 zung2 guk6, ngat6 lap6 hai2 tin4 hoi2 zi1 hau6 ge3 hong1 lok6 gwong2 coeng4

The fourth-generation General Post Office stands on Connaught Place which was built after reclamation.

佢採用現代主義風格，以實用簡潔為主，同當時嘅天星碼頭、皇后碼頭、舊中區政府合署西座、大會堂等等，形成戰後公共建築嘅代表風格。

keoi5 coi2 jung6 jin6 doi6 zyu2 ji6 fung1 gaak3, ji5 sat6 jung6 gaan2 git3 wai4 zyu2, tung4 dong1 si4 ge3 tin1 sing1 maa5 tau4, wong4 hau6 maa5 tau4, gau6 zung1 keoi1 zing3 fu2 hap6 cyu5 sai1 zo6, daai6 wui2 tong4 dang2 dang2 jing4 sing4 zin3 hau6 gung1 gung6 gin3 zuk1 ge3 doi6 biu2 fung1 gaak3

It adopted a modernist style, focusing on practicality and simplicity, forming a representative style of post-war public buildings, along with the then Star Ferry Pier, Queen's Pier, the West Block of the Old Central District Government Offices, and the City Hall.

至今一共服務市民超過四十年。

zi3 gam1 jat1 gung6 fuk6 mou6 si5 man4 ciu1 gwo3 sei3 sap6 nin4

It has served the public for more than forty years, up until now.

不過二零一七年政府再提出計劃，將郵政總局遷往九龍灣，所以而家嘅大樓將面臨拆卸，用作商業用地。

bat1 gwo3 ji6 ling4 jat1 cat1 nin4, zing3 fu2 zoi3 tai4 ceot1 gai3 waak6, zoeng1 jau4 zing3 zung2 guk6 cin1 wong5 gau2 lung4 waan1, so2 ji5 ji4 gaa1 ge3 daai6 lau4 zoeng1 min6 lam4 caak3 se3, jung6 zok3 soeng1 jip6 jung6 dei6

However, in 2017, the government proposed a plan to relocate the General Post Office to Kowloon Bay, so the current building will face demolition and the land will be for commercial use.

又一棟經典建築快將消失。

jau6 jat1 dung6 ging1 din2 gin3 zuk1 faai3 zoeng1 siu1 sat1

Another classic building is about to disappear.

今次佢係唔係又難逃同一命運呢？

gam1 ci3 keoi5 hai6 m4 hai6 jau6 naan4 tou4 tung4 jat1 ming6 wan6 ne1?

Will it escape the same fate this time?

想睇更多香港昔日嘅景象？

soeng2 tai2 gang3 do1 hoeng1 gong2 sik1 jat6 ge3 ging2 zoeng6?

Want to see more scenes of old Hong Kong?

經濟通出版嘅《線條下的香港 - 沈平鋼筆畫作》帶你重遊舊香港。

ging1 zai3 tung1 ceot1 baan2 ge3 "sin3 tiu4 haa6 dik1 hoeng1 gong2 - sam2 ping4 gong3 bat1 waa2 zok3" daai3 nei5 cung4 jau4 gau6 hoeng1 gong2

ET Net publishes 'Hong Kong in Lines - Ink Brush Paintings by Sam Ping' which takes you back to revisit old Hong Kong.

無論係鬧市一角定係維港景緻，每一幅作品都帶有溫度同情懷。

mou4 leon6 hai6 naau6 si5 jat1 gok3 ding6 hai6 wai4 gong2 ging2 zi3, mui5 jat1 fuk1 zok3 ban2 dou1 daai3 jau5 wan1 dou6 tung4 cing4 waai4

Whether it's a corner of the bustling city, or a view of Victoria Harbour, each work carries warmth and feeling.

非常值得每位香港人珍藏。

fei1 soeng4 zik6 dak1 mui5 wai2 hoeng1 gong2 jan4 zan1 cong4

It's truly worth a place in every Hong Konger's collection.

Minivan Trapped on The Peak

This transcription is from a video on a HK01 news article about an unfortunate driver getting his car stuck on narrow Lugard Road at Victoria Peak, Hong Kong.

Vocabulary

• 攝 sip3 (to take a photo; to squeeze through)
• 窒 zat6 (stuck; jammed)
• 客貨車 haak3 fo3 ce1 (minivan; light truck)
• 山頂 saan1 deng2 (mountain, peak - especially The Peak, Hong Kong)
• 誤闖 ng6 cong2 (to mistakenly rush into a situation)
• 盧吉道 lou4 gat1 dou6 (Lugard Road)
• 進退失據 zeon3 teoi3 sat1 geoi3 (no room to retreat or advance)
• 窗玻璃 coeng1 bo1 lei1 (a window pane)
• 外籍 ngoi6 zik6 (foreign)
• 求助 kau4 zo6 (to ask for help)
• 路況 lou6 fong3 (road conditions)
• 被困 bei6 kwan3 (trapped)
• 列作 lit6 zok3 (to be classified as)
• 求警協助案 kau4 ging2 hip3 zo6 on3 (a case of requesting police assistance)
• 解困 gaai2 kwan3 (resolve the situation; help get out of trap)

Dialogue

我攝、我又要攝。。。

ngo5 sip3, ngo5 jau6 jiu3 sip3...

I squeeze by, I also need to squeeze by...

點解成架車窒咗喺度？

dim2 gaai2 seng4 gaa3 ce1 zat6 zo2 hai2 dou6?

Why is this whole car blocking the way here?

搞到啲人行過都要攝嚟攝去呢。

gaau2 dou3 di1 jan4 haang4 gwo3 dou1 jiu3 sip3 lai4 sip3 heoi3 ne1

It's making people walking past have to squeeze by to get through.

原來呢架客貨車懷疑因為司機唔熟山頂啲路，誤闖車唔入得嘅盧吉道。

jyun4 loi4 ni1 gaa3 haak3 fo3 ce1 waai4 ji4 jan1 wai6 si1 gei1 m4 suk6 saan1 deng2 di1 lou6, ng6 cong2 ce1 m4 jap6 dak1 ge3 lou4 gat1 dou6

It turns out this minivan is suspected to have got trapped because the driver was unfamiliar with the roads on The Peak and he accidently entered Lugard Road, where vehicles are not allowed.

進退失據之下，連車窗玻璃都撞爆埋。

zeon3 teoi3 sat1 geoi3 zi1 haa6, lin4 ce1 coeng1 bo1 lei1 dou1 zong6 baau3 maai4

With no way to move forward or back, the car's windows got smashed.

警方回覆話星期三下晝近三點，接獲一個外籍客貨車司機打電話求助，話佢架車因為路況太窄被困喺盧吉道。

ging2 fong1 wui4 fuk1 waa6 sing1 kei4 saam1 haa6 zau3 gan6 saam1 dim2, zip3 wok6 jat1 go3 ngoi6 zik6 haak3 fo3 ce1 si1 gei1 daa2 din6 waa2 kau4 zo6, waa6 keoi5 gaa3 ce1 jan1 wai6 lou6 fong3 taai3 zaak3 bei6 kwan3 hai2 lou4 gat1 dou6

The police responded that on Wednesday afternoon around 3pm, they received a call for help from a foreign minivan driver, saying that his vehicle was trapped on Lugard Road due to the narrow road conditions.

列作求警協助案處理。

lit6 zok3 kau4 ging2 hip3 zo6 on3 cyu2 lei5

It was classified as a case of requesting police assistance.

去到星期四上晝架車仲喺度，近十一點先有政府人員嚟幫佢解困。

heoi3 dou3 sing1 kei4 sei3 soeng6 zau3 gaa3 ce1 zung6 hai2 dou6, gan6 sap6 jat1 dim2 sin1 jau5 zing3 fu2 jan4 jyun4 lai4 bong1 keoi5 gaai2 kwan3

The car was still there on Thursday morning, and government workers only arrived to help him get out at around 11am.

Weather Warning for Hokkaido

This video is from an old news article from Apple Daily (RIP) about snow storms over Christmas and New Year in Hokkaido.

Vocabulary

Places

• 日本 jat6 bun2 (Japan)
• 北海道 bak1 hoi2 dou6 (Hokkaido)
• 本州 bun2 zau1 (Honshu)
• 長野縣 coeng4 je5 jyun6 (Nagano)
• 留萌市 lau4 mang4 si5 (Rumoi, Hokkaido)
• 名寄市 ming4 gei3 si5 (Nayoro, Hokkaido)

Other

• 惡劣天氣 ok3 lyut3 tin1 hei3 (foul weather)
• 暴風雪 bou6 fung1 syut3 (blizzard; snow storm)
• 陸空交通 luk6 hung1 gaau1 tung1 (land and air transport)
• 沿岸地區 jyun4 ngon6 dei6 keoi1 (coastal area)
• 低氣壓 dai1 hei3 aat3 (low air pressure)
• 降雪 gong3 syut3 (snowfall)
• 吹襲 ceoi1 zaap6 (wind damaged, storm damaged)
• 道路結冰 dou6 lou6 git3 bing1 (black ice)
• 交通意外 gaau1 tung1 ji3 ngoi6 (traffic accident)
• 燈塔 dang1 taap3 (lighthouse)
• 強風 koeng4 fung1 (gale force winds)
• 巨浪 geoi6 long6 (huge waves)
• 惡劣天氣 ok3 lyut3 tin1 hei3 (severe weather)
• 飛機航班 fei1 gei1 hong4 baan1 (scheduled flight)
• 氣象廳 hei3 zoeng6 teng1 (Meteorological Office)
• 雪崩 syut3 bang1 (avalanche)

Dialogue

遊日注意！

jau4 jat6 zyu3 ji3
Japan travel warning!

暴風雪襲長野北海道阻陸空交通。
bou6 fung1 syut3 zaap6 coeng4 je5 bak1 hoi2 dou6 zo2 luk6 hung1 gaau1 tung1
Snow storms have hit Nagano and Hokkaido causing problems for land and air transportation.

日本沿岸地區同本州長野縣星期二受低氣壓影響、出現五十至七十厘米降雪。
jat6 bun2 jyun4 ngon6 dei6 keoi1 tung4 bun2 zau1 coeng4 je5 jyun6 sing1 kei4 ji6 sau6 dai1 hei3 aat3 jing2 hoeng2, ceot1 jin6 ng5 sap6 zi3 cat1 sap6 lei4 mai5 gong3 syut3

Japan's coastal areas and Nagano in Honshu were affected by an area of low pressure on Tuesday bringing 50-70cm of snow.

同樣受暴風雪吹襲嘅北海道、因為道路結冰有十幾人喺交通意外中受傷。
tung4 joeng6 sau6 bou6 fung1 syut3 ceoi1 zaap6 ge3 bak1 hoi2 dou6, jan1 wai6 dou6 lou6 git3 bing1 jau5 sap6 gei2 jan4 hai2 gaau1 tung1 ji3 ngoi6 zung1 sau6 soeng1
Similarly, there were heavy blizzards in Hokkaido where,  due to black ice on the roads, more than 10 people were injured in traffic accidents.

留萌市一座十六米高嘅燈塔更喺強風巨浪中倒塌。
lau4 mang4 si5 jat1 zo6 sap6 luk6 mai5 gou1 ge3 dang1 taap3 gang3 hai2 koeng4 fung1 geoi6 long6 zung3 dou2 taap3
In Rumoi, a 16m lighthouse even collapsed under the force of strong winds and large waves.

約一百架車受惡劣天氣影響、被逼停喺名寄市路上。
joek3 jat1 baak3 gaa3 ce1 sau6 ok3 lyut3 tin1 hei3 jing2 hoeng2, bei6 bik1 ting4 hai2 ming4 gei3 si5 lou6 soeng6
Approximately 100 cars fell victim to the bad weather and were forced to stop on the roads in Nayoro.

北海道同沿岸地區、有十幾班飛機航班同約四百班火車要取消。

bak1 hoi2 dou6 tung4 jyun4 ngon6 dei6 keoi1, jau5 sap6 gei2 baan1 fei1 gei1 hong4 baan1 tung4 joek3 sei3 baak3 baan1 fo2 ce1 jiu3 ceoi2 siu1
In Hokkaido and coastal areas, more than 10 scheduled flights and around 400 train services are expected to be cancelled.

日本氣象廳警告暴風雪、巨浪、同雪崩危險會持續至星期四。
jat6 bun2 hei3 zoeng6 teng1 ging2 gou3 bou6 fung1 syut3, geoi6 long6, tung4 syut3 bang1 ngai4 him2 wui5 ci4 zuk6 zi3 sing1 kei4 sei3
Japan's Met Office warned snow storms, large waves, and avalanche danger will continue until Thursday.

預料各地會有四十至八十厘米降雪量
jyu6 liu2 gok3 dei6 wui5 jau5 sei3 sap6 zi3 baat3 sap6 lei4 mai5 gong3 syut3 loeng6
The overall forecast is that 40-80cm of snowfall will fall in various areas.

Hiking PSA from Patrick Dunn

Today's video stars Patrick Dunn aka 輕輕鬆鬆鄧梓峰 in a public service announcement telling us to be careful when we're hiking.

Vocabulary

• 收到 sau1 dou2 (to have received something e.g. a message)
• 彩數 coi2 sou3 (fortune, luck)
• 遠足 jyun5 zuk1 (outing; walking tour)
• 攞料 lo2 liu2 (to gather information)
• 一旦 jat1 daan6 (if or once something happens)
• 緊急事故 gan2 gap1 si6 gu3 (emergency situation)
• 網絡覆蓋 mong5 lok3 fuk1 goi3 (network coverage)
• 求救 kau4 gau3 (to ask for help)
• 對講機 deoi3 gong2 gei1 (walkie-talkie)
• 郊遊 gaau1 jau4 (go on an outing; go on an excursion)
• 聯繫方法 lyun4 hai6 fong1 faat3 (connection method)

Dialogue

收到！收唔到！

sau1 dou2! sau1 m4 dou2!
I've got a signal! I've got no signal!

收到！收唔到！
sau1 dou2! sau1 m4 dou2!
I've got a signal! I've got no signal!

收到！收唔到！
sau1 dou2! sau1 m4 dou2!
I've got a signal! I've got no signal!

收到！收唔到！
sau1 dou2! sau1 m4 dou2!
I've got a signal! I've got no signal!.

收到，收唔到，唔係靠彩數。
sau1 dou2, sau1 m4 dou2, m4 hai6 kaau3 coi2 sou3
Signal or no signal, don't leave it to chance.

遠足前應準備好。

jyun5 zuk1 cin4 jing1 zeon2 bei6 hou2
Before you set out on a hike, make sure you are well prepared.

睇地圖，上網攞料實幫到。
tai2 dei6 tou4, soeng5 mong5 lo2 liu2 sat6 bong1 dou2
Looking at a map and going online for information will definitely help.

一旦遇上緊急事故，就打一一二。

jat1 daan3 jyu6 soeng5 gan2 gap1 si6 gu3, zau6 daa2 jat1 jat1 ji6
In case you encounter an emergency situation, just dial 112.

只要有任何一家電話公司嘅網絡覆蓋到，警察就會收到。

zi2 jiu3 jau5 jam6 ho4 jat1 gaa1 din6 waa2 gung1 si1 ge3 mong5 lok3 fuk1 goi3 dou2, ging2 caat3 zau6 wui5 sau1 dou2
As long as there is network coverage from any phone company, the police will receive the call.

呢！搵到佢求救實收到。
ne1! wan2 dou2 keoi5 kau4 gau3 sat6 sau1 dou2
Look here! If you find one of these emergency phones you can definitely get through.

拎埋對講機實就更好。

ning1 maai4 deoi3 gong2 gei1 sat6 zau6 gang3 hou2
It would be even better to bring a walkie-talkie.

拜拜！
baai1 baai3!
Bye bye!

我哋收到啦！
ngo5 dei6 sau1 dou2 laa3!
We've got the message!

你又收到冇？
nei5 jau6 sau1 dou2 mou5?
Have you also got it?

郊遊前準備好。
gaau1 jau4 cin4 zeon2 bei6 hou2
Before visiting Country Parks make sure you're well prepared.

聯繫方法要知道。
lyun4 hai6 fong1 faat3 jiu3 zi1 dou3
Make sure you know the connection methods.

Infernal Affairs - Rooftop scene

For the first Cantonese video transcription on this blog, here is the classic rooftop scene from "Infernal Affairs" [無間道] starring Andy Lau (劉德華) and Tony Leung (梁朝偉).

Vocabulary

• 熟手 suk6 sau2 (skilled; experienced)
• 學堂 hok tong4 (college, academy)
• 臥底 ngo6 dai2 (undercover cop; to do undercover work)
• 得意 dak1 ji3 (interesting; strange; funny)  
• 揀親 gaan2 can1 (to always choose...) - here '親' is a particle meaning a habitual action
• 天台 tin1 toi2 (rooftop)
• 未必 mei6 bit1 (not always, not necessarily)
• 曬太陽 saai3 taai3 joeng4 (to sunbathe)
• 機會 gei1 wui6 (opportunity)
• 無得柬 mou4 dak1 gaan2 (to have no choice)
• 法官 faat3 gun1 (judge, magistrate)
• 差人 caai1 jan4 (policeman)

For use of 啫 ze1 as a shorthand for 即係 zik1 hai6 (exactly; precisely the case), see this discussion.

Dialogue

Lau Sir: 幾熟手喎。

gei2 suk6 sau2 wo3

You're pretty good at this.

Chan Sir: 我都入過學堂。

ngo5 dou1 jap6 gwo3 hok6 tong4

I also went to the Academy.

Lau Sir: 哈，你哋臥底真得意嘅，揀親都喺天台呀。

haa1, nei5 dei6 ngo6 dai2 zan1 dak1 ji3 ge3, gaan2 can1 dou1 hai2 tin1 toi2 aa3

Ha, you undercover cops are really strange, always choosing the rooftop. 

Chan Sir: 我唔似得你。我見得光。

ngo5 m4 ci5 dak1 nei5. ngo5 gin3 dak1 gwong1.

I'm not like you. I operate in the light.

Chan Sir: 我要嘅嘢呀？

ngo5 jiu3 ge3 je5 aa3?

How about the items I wanted?

Lau Sir: 我要嘅嘢你未必帶嚟啦！

ngo5 jiu3 ge3 je5 nei5 mei6 bit1 daai3 lai4 laa4!

You probably haven't brought what I want!

Chan Sir: 噉啫點呀？上嚟曬太陽㗎嘛？

gam2 ze1 dim2 aa3? soeng5 lai4 saai3 taai3 joeng4 gaa3 maa3?

So what's the deal? We just came up here to sunbathe?

Lau Sir: 俾我機會講。

bei2 ngo5 gei1 wui6 gong2

Give me a chance to explain.

Chan Sir: 點俾機會你呀？

dim2 bei2 gei1 wui6 nei5 aa3?

Why should I give you a chance?

Lau Sir: 我以前無得揀，我而家想揀返做好人。

ngo5 ji5 cin4 mou4 dak1 gaan2, ngo5 ji4 gaa1 soeng2 gaan2 faan1 zou6 hou2 jan4

I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to make a choice to be a good man again.

Chan Sir: 好呀！同法官講啦！睇吓俾唔俾你做好人。

hou2 aa3! tung4 faat3 gun1 gong2 laa1! tai2 haa5 bei2 m4 bei2 nei5 zou6 hou2 jan4

Great! Tell it to the judge! See if he will let you be a good man.

Lau Sir: 噉啫要我死呀？

gam2 ze1 jiu3 ngo5 sei2 aa3?

So you want me dead?

Chan Sir: 對唔住！我係差人。

deoi3 m4 zyu6! ngo5 hai6 caai1 jan4

Sorry, I am a policeman.

Lau Sir: 邊個知呀？

bin1 go3 zi1 aa3?

Who knows that?