Playbooks
Trace Traditional Chinese, Hear Cantonese Audio
Want to write traditional characters while hearing the Cantonese reading, not Mandarin? Here is why that pairing helps Cantonese learners and what to look for.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Essays
A No-Pinyin Writing App for Cantonese Heritage Speakers
Heritage Cantonese speakers can speak but often cannot write. You already know the sounds, so pinyin is just noise. Here is how to focus purely on the characters.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Typing and Writing Hong Kong Slang Characters
Hong Kong Cantonese slang uses characters standard keyboards barely support. Here is how to type them when you can, and why writing them by hand is the real fix.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Jyutping vs Yale, With Writing Quizzes
Jyutping and Yale are two Cantonese romanizations. Here is how to choose one for writing practice, and why the character writing itself is the same either way.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Essays
Writing Rare Cantonese Characters Keyboards Can't
Cantonese-specific characters like 嘅 and 冇 are hard to type but easy to write by hand. Here is why handwriting is the natural home for rare logograms.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
A Traditional Chinese Writing App With Jyutping
Cantonese learners need traditional characters and Jyutping, not pinyin. Here is what a writing app must do to support Cantonese, and how from-memory practice fits.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
Why Your Hanzi App Confuses Your Macau Cantonese
If your character app shows Mandarin pinyin but you speak Macau Cantonese, the readings clash. Here is why, and how to set up practice that fits Cantonese.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Essays
Is There a Cantonese (Jyutping) Handwriting App?
Cantonese learners share most characters with Mandarin but need Jyutping and a few Cantonese-only characters. Here is the honest state of Cantonese handwriting apps and a practical setup.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Essays
Practising Chinese Writing Without Pinyin
Want to hide pinyin, or see Cantonese Jyutping instead, while practising characters? Here is the honest state of romanization options and why the writing practice itself is the same.
Lawrence Arya··5 min