CNN曾報道香港十大優點，排第一嘅係廣東話。
《10 things Hong Kong does better than anywhere else》http://edition.cnn.com/…/…/20/travel/10-things-hk-does-best/
(CNN) How can you not love Hong Kong? Home of Bruce Lee, divine dim sum, lofty buildings, loftier real estate prices and -- in spite of all those buildings -- easy access to incredible stretches of great outdoors.
It's been more than 15 years since the British handed Hong Kong over to Chinese rule but little has changed. Hong Kong remains a competitive and independent city, consistently ranked as one of the world's best places to live. But don't take our word for it. Here are 10 things this great city does better than anywhere else.
1. Tonal talents
Native English speakers who've managed to learn Cantonese from scratch: give yourselves a pat on the back. The language has a total of six to nine tones, depending on where you're hearing it, compared to English's zero tones. No other Asian language comes close. (There are four tones in Mandarin, five in Thai and six in Vietnamese).
That's kind of like saying one English word can be pronounced six different ways and have at least six different meanings.
Locals like to say this makes us particularly good at music (certain karaoke sessions have proven otherwise) and studies have shown there's some truth to this.
Source: 港語學
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