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skylee -

It is a beautiful name. Reminds me of Moses' sister Miriam.



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Myriam -



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Reminds me of Moses' sister Miriam.

Or maybe this Miriam :










skylee -

Indeed.










Quest -

I suppose someone could have made up a type of song called 念经歌, and someone was singing it,
so it became 唱 念经歌. It's not popular vocabulary.










Myriam -

I know this expression is far from elegant, but I'm a bit surprised by all this reluctance towards
trying to perceive the analogy between what could be called an excessively introverted "scenic
language" and the traditional rendition of 念经歌s. The girl who told me this and wanted me to
remember this phrase as an expression is Buddhist like her mum and she follows the traditions. And
when she said "we" it meant she and all her friends.










skylee -

Then perhaps you could try to say it to people outside the girl's circle and see if they
understand it and accept it. I am outside your friend's circle and I find it odd and unacceptable.
And I have been speaking Cantonese and living in Cantonese-speaking HK for over 3 decades and I
have not heard of such an expression. That's all.










Quest -

Where is(are) your Cantonese friend(s) from? It might be a small circle vocab.












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