Yonex-Sunrise HONG KONG Open 2014 : FINALS (23rd November 2014)

[kwun]

nice of the VIP to look encouraging to the winners as well as runner ups.

 

[Devendra]

Both the French and the Cantonese are very proud of their respective languages.

Cantonese should be. It is better than putonghua. Much better. And they have enormous contributions in building China.

 

[Justin L]

I think the organizer should make the winner's podium wider so that the runners-up can stand side by side with the winner(s) for photoshoot.

 

[kwun]

Cantonese should be. It is better than putonghua. Much better. And they have enormous contributions in building China.

i always thought Cantonese sounds harsh and not elegant. and I am a native speaker myself.

 

[kwun]

the volunteer leading the players in is very cheerful, on the other hand, the players following her have little expression. must be feeling the pressure of the final.

 

[pcll99]

i always thought Cantonese sounds harsh and not elegant. and I am a native speaker myself.

Yes, that's true.

But people in Hong Kong are heavily influenced by the British and Japanese.

 

[kwun]

two young prodigies.

 

[Justin L]

Cantonese should be. It is better than putonghua. Much better. And they have enormous contributions in building China.

But I think why Mandarin or a variant of it is chosen instead of Cantonese as the official language may have to do with the fact that most of the past dynasties had their capital in the northern region of China, and many more people speak Mandarin than Cantonese.

 

[kwun]

i wonder what she say before bowing?

 

[Justin L]

Nozomi or Tai-phoon ?

 

[Justin L]

Tao TY had better cut down on her errors, Nozomi is not error-prone and has a superb defence.

 

[kwun]

two very skilled rally players. i am expecting a good match.

 

[Justin L]

In this tournament, Nozomi Okuhara has stolen the limelight from Akane Yamaguchi.

 

[pcll99]

But I think why Mandarin or a variant of it is chosen instead of Cantonese as the official language may have to do with the fact that most of the past dynasties had their capital in the northern region of China, and many more people speak Mandarin than Cantonese.

I think someone here (was it visor??) said that Cantonese was considered to be a candidate as the official language for the whole of China when Sun Yat Sen was around.

 

[Justin L]

Nozomi has better strokes than Akane.

 

[Justin L]

Tai's deceptive play is her forte.

 

[Devendra]

But I think why Mandarin or a variant of it is chosen instead of Cantonese as the official language may have to do with the fact that most of the past dynasties had their capital in the northern region of China, and many more people speak Mandarin than Cantonese.

Only one of the reason. Actually the northern dilect was more widespread primarily due to geography. In China dialects were associated with connectivity which in earlier days was associated with geography.

 

[Devendra]

I think someone here (was it visor??) said that Cantonese was considered to be a candidate as the official language for the whole of China when Sun Yat Sen was around.

Yes it was.

 

[Justin L]

Tai's victory will be less surprising or sensational than Nozomi's.

 

[kwun]

Nozomi made quite a few mistakes. esp the push at the net.