China and Hong Kong Language Difference

cāo nǐ mā 操你妈 Chinese speak Mandarin, which has a 4-tone system with more than 100 years of history CHINA diu2 nei5 lou5 mou5 屌你老母 Hongkongers speak Cantonese, which has a 9-tone system with 2000 years of history HONG KONG

The image compares Mandarin and Cantonese profanity, showing a Mandarin phrase on the China side and a Cantonese phrase on the Hong Kong side. The joke exaggerates the difference by presenting Cantonese as having more tones and a much older history, while both sides display insults with similar meaning. EN: The image compares Mandarin and Cantonese profanity, showing a Mandarin phrase on the China side and a Cantonese phrase on the Hong Kong side. The joke exaggerates the difference by presenting Cantonese as having more tones and a much older history, while both sides display insults with similar meaning.

• @dustinthehead / 193 2019-09-01