兩文三語 (loeng5 man4 saam1 jyu5) — two written languages and three spoken languages -- refers to the languages taught in the Hong Kong school system: the two written languages are standard written Chinese and written English, the three spoken languages are Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. in Cantonese

loengˏ₅manˎ₄saamˉ¹jyuˏ₅
两文三语
Mandarin Pinyin: liang3 wen2 san1 yu3

Meaning of 兩文三語

nountwo written languages and three spoken languages -- refers to the languages taught in the Hong Kong school system: the two written languages are standard written Chinese and written English, the three spoken languages are Cantonese, Mandarin, and English.
nounliterate in written Chinese and English, plus also spoken Cantonese, Mandarin and English

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