How Do You Say “Bird-Brained” In Cantonese?
China, Hong Kong, Language & Words, Park, Pets & Animals, Silly, Strangers, Tsim Sha Tsui |
Friendly | March 2, 2018
(I’m in a park in Hong Kong, where they have an aviary with a wide variety of exotic birds, including several species of parrots.)
Parrot: “Hello!”
(I see an older gentleman, presumably a tourist from Mainland China, yelling at this bird.)
Man: “Ni hao ma!”
Parrot: “Hello!”
Man: “Ni hao ma!”
Parrot: “Hello!”
Man: “NI HAO MA!”
Parrot: “Hello!”
Man: “NIIIIIIIIIIII HAOOOOOOO MAAAAAAAAAAA!”
(Good luck trying to teach Mandarin to a bird that can only speak English in a region that primarily speaks Cantonese!)
