by dlsukghdugh January 9, 2008
Get the dos cinco mug.A teenager or early adult with an asain background that likes to get intoxicated with alcohol and drugs weekly or sometimes daily. Also, tends to have sexual intercourse with younger girls.
by Chris Potters August 21, 2007
Get the Chinto mug.1 - The proper way of calling someone from the Canton region of china, or extensively, someone from Hong Kong.
2 - The language locals speak in the Canton region oh China, or extensively, the language locals speak in Hong Kong.
2 - The language locals speak in the Canton region oh China, or extensively, the language locals speak in Hong Kong.
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Hello everybody! I'm cantonese! (I seriously am one.)
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Random Guy: Do you speak cantonese?
Me: Yes, Im from Hong Kong...
Hello everybody! I'm cantonese! (I seriously am one.)
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Random Guy: Do you speak cantonese?
Me: Yes, Im from Hong Kong...
by Epicguyof1337 September 30, 2013
Get the Cantonese mug.Popular music genre originating in Hong Kong, and became popular in the late 1970s to early 1980s, sung in Cantonese, the major dialect of Southern China, and spoken widely in Overseas Chinese communities. Before then, popular music in Hong Kong, aside from classical and traditional vernacular ballads, was most often sung in Mandarin, the lingua franca language of China.
Artists such as Sam Hui and Roman Tam were among the first singers to popularize songs written and sung in Cantonese around that time. Much Canto-pop songs follow a rhyming format in its lyrics. This popularity, combined with slick marketing of the songs and its artists, lead to the development of a local popular music and entertainment industry that was not only popular in Hong Kong, which spread to other Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Artists in the 1980s that rode and strengthed the Canto pop industry included Alan Tam, Kenny Bee, Leslie Chueng, Anita Mui. The 1990s saw the emergence of artists such as the Four Heavenly Kings - Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Leon Lai, and Aaron Kwok. Today's artists include Sammi Cheng, Twins, Nicholas Tse, Eason Chan.
It's a pretty structured and manufactured industry -- stars get the buildup by their recording companies, they make lots of public apperances, and put on concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum, often for days on end. They also frequently are cast in locally made movies to take advantage of their star power.
Much of the lyrics are often sappy and critically slammed as superficial. Some of them were covered from Japanese songs with local writers putting them to Chinese lyrics. They are, however, fairly easy to sing, and are often a staple of the karaoke lounge.
Many Cantopop stars, to take advantage of the markets in the PRC and Taiwan, will often record songs in Mandarin, and make appearances there as well, as well as areas such as Singapore, Malaysia and North America.
Artists such as Sam Hui and Roman Tam were among the first singers to popularize songs written and sung in Cantonese around that time. Much Canto-pop songs follow a rhyming format in its lyrics. This popularity, combined with slick marketing of the songs and its artists, lead to the development of a local popular music and entertainment industry that was not only popular in Hong Kong, which spread to other Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Artists in the 1980s that rode and strengthed the Canto pop industry included Alan Tam, Kenny Bee, Leslie Chueng, Anita Mui. The 1990s saw the emergence of artists such as the Four Heavenly Kings - Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Leon Lai, and Aaron Kwok. Today's artists include Sammi Cheng, Twins, Nicholas Tse, Eason Chan.
It's a pretty structured and manufactured industry -- stars get the buildup by their recording companies, they make lots of public apperances, and put on concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum, often for days on end. They also frequently are cast in locally made movies to take advantage of their star power.
Much of the lyrics are often sappy and critically slammed as superficial. Some of them were covered from Japanese songs with local writers putting them to Chinese lyrics. They are, however, fairly easy to sing, and are often a staple of the karaoke lounge.
Many Cantopop stars, to take advantage of the markets in the PRC and Taiwan, will often record songs in Mandarin, and make appearances there as well, as well as areas such as Singapore, Malaysia and North America.
by silverkris April 1, 2007
Get the Cantopop mug.Christian In Name Only. (pronounced SEE-no) This applies to so-called "moderate" Christians that claim to be Christian, but don't go to church, and don't typically have very much knowledge of the Christian religion.
by happinessiseasy February 14, 2007
Get the CINO mug.A place where cops have nothing better to do than yell at people for loitering and pull people over.
by Kevin Reynolds February 28, 2005
Get the North Canton mug.The Canton Foot is a type of dance move that originated from Canton, in Cardiff South Wales in 2007/08. The move itself involves lifting one foot off the ground whilst simultaneously and in time with the music, pointing the index finger and middle finger up into the air.
Many have claimed to be the originator of the Canton Foot (Charlotte Church claimed to have started the craze in an interview with OK magazine in 2007), but the most likely candidate is Josh Williams (aka Joseph Williams, aka Dark Horse, aka Black beauty, aka AKA, aka Canton Foot, aka 2 Finga) who, it is said, unleashed the move on November 18th 2007 at the Goscombe Pub, Canton where it is still commonly seem every Friday and Saturday night.
Many have claimed to be the originator of the Canton Foot (Charlotte Church claimed to have started the craze in an interview with OK magazine in 2007), but the most likely candidate is Josh Williams (aka Joseph Williams, aka Dark Horse, aka Black beauty, aka AKA, aka Canton Foot, aka 2 Finga) who, it is said, unleashed the move on November 18th 2007 at the Goscombe Pub, Canton where it is still commonly seem every Friday and Saturday night.
girl 1: look at that boy over there. what is that he's doing???
girl 2:what it is righ... thats the canton foot
girl 2:what it is righ... thats the canton foot
by beng@y January 30, 2009
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