In article , Spehro Pefhany
writes
>On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:57:27 +0000, the renowned JohnM
> wrote:
>
>>In article <8mfas1pbvbtjn4o8h44so1a0np4jcbjbj4@4ax.com>, Spehro Pefhany
>> writes
>>>On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:00:42 +0000, the renowned JohnM
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>What does 'Chang' mean? I was told it means something like luck, favour,
>>>>goodwill. Is this correct?
>>>
>>>Perhaps "chong3"? To dote on, to spoil, to favour
>>
>>Chong3? Is the '3' part of the word? I don't understand.
>
>Yeah, it's the *tone*. As someone else said, without the character and
>some context it's pretty hard to tell-- there are quite a few
>possibilities that sound similar.
Ok :-) does any tonal possibility mean luck, favour, goodwill?
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JohnM |