Learn Cantonese with Big Data vs Speak Cantonese

A Self-learning Open Platform of Chinese This mobile app is a self-learning open platform of the Chinese language (including Cantonese). The platform draws on corpus linguistic technology and linguistic knowledge, such as usage frequencies of characters and words, word collocations, high frequency words, etc. The platform intends to provide Chinese language information and examples which are close to what are being used in daily life. This approach can help the users to learn and master the Chinese language in a more effective manner. Frontline teachers, dictionary compilers and learning materials designers can also benefit from this platform for curriculum design and teaching materials development. Highlighted features of the platform: - input of Chinese characters with photo-taking and OCR - use of Chinese language corpus (big data) - basic lexical information: parts-of-speech, stroke numbers, radical, display of the order of strokes - usage information of words: usage frequency, verb-noun collocation, classifier-noun collocation - other information: correspondence of vocabulary in South Asian languages (Urdu, Nepali, Hindi)

Reconnect with Cantonese — one phrase at a time. Speak Cantonese gives you one carefully chosen phrase each day: native Hong Kong pronunciation, Jyutping romanization, and the little bit of context that makes it stick. No firehose of vocabulary. No streaks you dread. Just a quiet daily habit that brings the language of home back to your tongue. Built for heritage learners — the children and grandchildren of Cantonese speakers who understand a little, or used to, and want to find their way back. What you get —A new phrase every morning, chosen to be genuinely useful —Tap any character to hear it on its own —Native Hong Kong pronunciation, with a slow-listen mode —Jyutping romanization on every phrase —The Top 100 phrases that really come up — greetings, family, yum cha, shopping, getting around —A two-minute daily practice: listen, match, and say it aloud —Track your streak, earn XP, and watch your level grow —Three calm themes and a full dark mode Whether you are getting ready to visit family, planning a trip to Hong Kong, or simply keeping a connection alive, Speak Cantonese meets you where you are — a few minutes a day, every day. 加油 — add oil. Let’s begin.