Languages
- "Hello" in Finnish.
- "Hello" in Norwegian.
- Hei, the Cantonese word for the qi
- Meaning Black in Mandarin Chinese.
- The informal greeting "Hey" in Mandarin Chinese.
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Famous quotes containing the word languages:
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—William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd Viscount (1779–1848)
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—J.G. (James Graham)
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—Swedish proverb, trans. by Verne Moberg.