John Chalmers’ English and Cantonese Dictionary offers a valuable glimpse into the state of Cantonese that was spoken in Canton and in the colony of Hong Kong during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century; through the comprehension of, and the presentation made by, Mr. Chalmers and some other foreigners. Anyone who has only heard Chinese spoken in Putonghua/Mandarin, can now hear how different Chinese may sound in Cantonese; and how different its style and expression are from that of Putonghua.
Words were listed in alphabetical order, each of which was accompanied by its corresponding Chinese characters (logograms), and was followed by tonal markings for its Cantonese pronunciation. Additional words and/or expressions in Cantonese that derived from the word were also found in many of the entries. A handy introduction to the rules for pronouncing Cantonese and those for their tonal markings could also be found.
Please refer to the appended booklet for further remarks by the reader and a full index of this recording. (summary by the reader)
Additional Proof Listening by YuqingJune
Chapters
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Preface to the 7th Edition, Notes to the 4th & 5th Editions, Rules for Pronouncing the Chinese, Directions for Using the Dictionary Read by DavidReader 27:51
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Ambush - Back Read by DavidReader 22:33
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Back-bite - Blade Read by DavidReader 22:11
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Bladed Knife, three - Butler Read by DavidReader 20:05
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Butt - Chasm Read by DavidReader 20:58
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Chaste - Complete Read by DavidReader 20:56
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Competent - Courtesy Read by DavidReader 19:38
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Cousin - Deep Read by DavidReader 22:08
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Deer - Discretionary Read by DavidReader 21:23
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Discriminate - Dyspepsia Read by DavidReader 20:49
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Dysury - Err Read by DavidReader 20:48
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Error - Feces Read by DavidReader 21:01
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Fee - Foundation Read by DavidReader 20:17
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Foundling - Glauber-salts Read by DavidReader 20:28
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Glazed - Hale Read by DavidReader 19:28
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Half - Hound Read by DavidReader 20:14
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Hour - Independent Read by DavidReader 18:27
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Index - Intestines Read by DavidReader 18:51
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Intimate - Knell Read by DavidReader 19:40
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Knife - Lift Read by DavidReader 20:34
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Light - Mahogany Read by DavidReader 20:16
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Mahommedanism - Merciful Read by DavidReader 20:15
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Merciless - Mountain Read by DavidReader 20:38
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Mourn - Night-dress Read by DavidReader 20:03
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Nimble - Office Read by DavidReader 20:08
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Officer - Over-night Read by DavidReader 19:51
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Overpass - Part Read by DavidReader 18:27
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Partake - Pelvis Read by DavidReader 19:06
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Pen,Pencil - Philosopher Read by DavidReader 19:40
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Phlegm - Plain Read by DavidReader 20:21
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Plaintiff - Polyhedron Read by DavidReader 20:06
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Polypod - Pox Read by DavidReader 18:04
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Practicable - Pretty Read by DavidReader 18:28
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Prevail - Prolapse Read by DavidReader 17:07
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Prolegomena - Pulverize Read by DavidReader 17:59
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Pumice - Quinquennial Read by DavidReader 18:56
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Quinsy - Rations Read by DavidReader 18:34
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Rattan - Red-hot Read by DavidReader 17:30
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Redeem - Remain Read by DavidReader 18:37
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Remainder - Respect Read by DavidReader 17:13
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Respectable - Rhyme Read by DavidReader 18:45
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Rib - Roast Read by DavidReader 18:17
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Rob - Run Read by DavidReader 20:49
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Runner - Sample Read by DavidReader 17:13
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Sanctify - Scissors Read by DavidReader 19:34
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Scoff - Secretary Read by DavidReader 20:00
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Secretion - Serious Read by DavidReader 18:59
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Sermon - Sharp Read by DavidReader 19:34
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Sharpen - Shot Read by DavidReader 18:20
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Should - Silk Read by DavidReader 19:06
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Silk-worm - Sky Read by DavidReader 19:59
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Sky-blue - Slough Read by DavidReader 19:40
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Slovenly - Snub-nosed Read by DavidReader 19:31
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Snuff - Son Read by DavidReader 20:24
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Son-in-law - Special Read by DavidReader 20:12
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Specially - Spoil Read by DavidReader 21:26
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Spoil,to - Stabling Read by DavidReader 21:08
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Stack - Statement Read by DavidReader 21:09
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State-paper - Sting Read by DavidReader 21:34
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Stingily - Straightway Read by DavidReader 20:27
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Strain - Strive Read by DavidReader 20:38
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Stroke - Submissive Read by DavidReader 20:47
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Submissively - Sulphate Read by DavidReader 21:25
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Sulphur - Suppose Read by DavidReader 21:12
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Supposing - Swarthiness Read by DavidReader 21:27
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Swath - Synagogue Read by DavidReader 21:07
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Synchronize - Talisman Read by DavidReader 20:46
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Talk - Tea-tray Read by DavidReader 22:13
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Teach - Ten Read by DavidReader 20:00
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Tenable - Thank Read by DavidReader 20:28
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Thankful - Third Read by DavidReader 21:08
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Thirst - Throw Read by DavidReader 22:42
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Throwster - Tightly Read by DavidReader 19:03
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Tile - To Read by DavidReader 22:02
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Toad - Tooth-ache Read by DavidReader 20:00
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Tooth-brush - Train Read by DavidReader 21:34
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(to)Train - Tread Read by DavidReader 21:20
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Treason - Trill Read by DavidReader 20:40
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Trigger - Trustee Read by DavidReader 21:11
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Trustful - Twelve Read by DavidReader 21:29
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Twentieth - Unassisted Read by DavidReader 21:53
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Unassuaged - Undercurrent Read by DavidReader 21:15
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Underdo - Unison Read by DavidReader 22:15
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Unit - Unreserved Read by DavidReader 20:54
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Unreservedly - Unwell Read by DavidReader 22:00
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Unwholesome - Use Read by DavidReader 22:01
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Useful - Vapouring Read by DavidReader 21:29
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Vaporize - Vernacular Read by DavidReader 22:32
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Vernal - Vileness Read by DavidReader 22:10
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Vilify - Vituperate Read by DavidReader 20:15
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Vituperative - Wake Read by DavidReader 21:59
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Wakeful - Warp Read by DavidReader 20:29
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Warped - Wax Read by DavidReader 21:02
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Wax-candle - Weigh Read by DavidReader 20:05
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Weighing-machine - Whereas Read by DavidReader 19:07
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Whereat - Wholly Read by DavidReader 20:07
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Whore - Wily Read by DavidReader 21:41
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Win - With Read by DavidReader 23:33
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Withal - Wood Read by DavidReader 17:59
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Woodbine - Worry Read by DavidReader 19:47
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Worse - Wrongfully Read by DavidReader 21:18
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Wrongly - You Read by DavidReader 24:09
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Young - Zymotic Read by DavidReader 15:51
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