Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Digital Libraries

Language Study

Vocabulary

Reading & Writing

• Omniglot [3]
  Introduces characters, pronunciation and language

Listening and Speaking

• Cantonese Learning Centre [4]
  Provides Cantonese lessons

Online Courses & Materials

• Cantonese Help sheets [5]
  Collection of Chinese reference sheets aimed to help you speak, read and write Cantonese
• Cantonese Classroom Online [6]
  Virtual Cantonese Classrooms
• Cantonese Learning and Discussion Forums [7]
  Discussion about learning Cantonese, Chinese writing, Chinese culture

Culture

News & Media

• BBC World Service [8]
  News of the world from the BBC in Cantonese - Includes sound files in RealAudio format
• China Times [9]
  Online newspaper from Taiwan

Arts, Films & Music

• Chinese Internet Music Station [10]
  Offers Cantonese internet radio and Cantonese songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s
• Cantonese Opera [11]

The UI Main Library Films Collection

The UI Main Library offers extensive media collections in various languages. To find films, please visit the UI Main Library website and follow these steps:

1. Select "advanced search"
2. Scroll down to "Limit Search to:"
3. Choose your specific language and
4. Choose "Video-all" for "format."

Search Engines and Directories

• Sina [12]
  Search engine and directory with specialized portals for China, HK, Taiwan and North America
• Hong Kong Search Engine [13]
  Search can be done in Cantonese or English