Chinese Culture
During this festival, people eat mooncakes and look at the full moon.
What is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
If someone says “add oil!” they mean this in English.
What is “keep going” or “you can do it”?
Chinese immigrant workers were brought to Canada in the 1800s to help with the construction of what?
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)?
How do you say “hello” in Mandarin and Cantonese?
What is Mandarin: 你好 (Nǐ hǎo), Cantonese: 你好 (Néih hóu)
This sweet bun has a sugary crust but no fruit—it’s called this.
What is pineapple bun (菠蘿包)?
This popular Hong Kong TV station is known for dramas and news.
What is TVB?
If someone says “rizz,” what are they talking about? - Very Common in Gen Z slang
What is charisma or a flirting game? (short for “charisma”)
This Canadian city has one of the oldest Chinatowns
What is Vancouver?
This system uses English letters to teach pronunciation in Mandarin.
What is Pinyin?
This drink is a mix of black tea and coffee, popular in Hong Kong cafés.
What is yuen yeung (鴛鴦)?
This animal is the Chinese zodiac sign for the year 2026.
What is the Horse (馬)
What does the word Cheuggy mean?
What is Outdated, trying too hard, or uncool?
The first Chinese people came to Canada in this year
What is 1788?
In Cantonese, you’d say this phrase to thank a waiter at a restaurant, and this phrase if someone gave you a birthday gift.
What is “m goi” and “do je”
These round, glutinous rice balls are eaten during the Lantern Festival and symbolize family unity.
What are tang yuan (湯圓)?
This traditional Chinese instrument is known as the "Chinese violin.
What is the erhu (二胡)?
If someone is absolutely killing it — whether it’s with their outfit, a performance, or confidence — Gen Z might say they’re doing this.
What is “slaying”?
This well-known Chinese Canadian, originally from Hong Kong, became Governor General of Canada.
Who is Adrienne Clarkson?
Cantonese has this many tones.
What is 6 or 9 (depending on the counting method)?
This style of food takes inspiration from Western cuisine. (FYI, one of Wesley’s favorite cuisines)
What is Cha chaan Teng
This board game is commonly called “Chinese Checkers,” but in Chinese, it's known as?
What is 跳棋 (Tiào Qí)?
If someone says you're "taan sai gaai" (嘆世界), they mean you're doing this instead of working hard.
What is “chilling and enjoying life” or “taking it easy on vacation”?
In WWII, some Chinese Canadians became secret agents in a British spy group called this.
What is Force 136?
Your mom or parents might say this phrase in Cantonese when dinner is ready. It literally means “eat rice.”
What is “sik faan” (食飯)?
What is this delight called in Chinese, hint it’s bird spit in English
What is bird’s nest soup (燕窩)