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Author: Cantonese Museum Publisher: Bright Light Culture Dimensions: 130mm x 210mm Pages: 296 ISBN: 978-988-8820-01-6 [Synopsis] This is the new edition of "Fun with Life – Common Miswritten Characters in Cantonese," the 6th book in the Cantonese Museum's "Tong Xue" series, featuring a newly added chapter, "Words with Multiple Spellings Based on Meaning (Examples)." What's the difference between "畀," "俾," and "比"? Which character should be used for "嗰," "個," or "果"? Is it "唔使," "唔駛," or "唔洗"? Are "辦," "辮," "辨," "辯," and "瓣" indistinguishable? Is it "Yangzhou Fried Rice" or "Yang Zhou Fried Rice"? How should "liu1 lang1" be correctly written? "執書" (collect books) and "執輸" (lose out), "撕紙" (tear paper) and "獅子" (lion) are pronounced the same but have vastly different meanings. Miswritten characters, a general term for incorrect and wrongly substituted characters, have existed since the invention of writing and are not a recent phenomenon. So-called incorrect characters are simply misspelled ones, often involving adding or omitting strokes. Wrongly substituted characters, also known as homophones, are where the character itself isn't misspelled, but the wrong character is used instead. For Chinese characters, errors in strokes, form, or grammar that are similar in sound and appearance, and deviate from current "vernacular" writing standards, are all considered miswritten characters. However, with the evolution of language, many original incorrect characters have been legitimized as correct, while the correct ones are now perceived as errors. Therefore, the judgment of miswritten characters today typically uses the characters officially announced by the government as the standard. "Fun with Life – Common Miswritten Characters in Cantonese," the 6th book in the Cantonese Museum's "Tong Xue" series, continues to explore more Hong Kong colloquialisms with readers.