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		edwinyzh on Aug 20, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Japanese writing system basics Yes, 食 is a verb in Cantonese and Hakka! Both of them are more close to archaic Chinese than Mandarin.

matthewrudy on Aug 20, 2016 [–]

As I understand Hakka is actually a collection of languages, not necessarily mutually intelligible.

I learned a bit of one dialect from a friend's mum. And the basics were very similar to Cantonese.

Would be interested to learn more dialects once I'm done with Mandarin and Cantonese.

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