A Chinese and English Phrase Book in the Canton Dialect
This phrasebook was published in the United States by an American publisher. It is designed to be used not only for Cantonese wanting to learn English but also for English-speakers wanting to learn Cantonese.
As the full title of the book suggests, it provides a pronunciation guide for each phrase in Chinese characters and Roman ones.
Stedman, T.L. & Lee, K.P., 'A Chinese and English Phrase Book in the Canton Dialect: or Dialogues on ordinary and familiar subjects for the use of the Chinese resident in America, and of Americans desirous of learning the Chinese language; with the pronounciation of each word indicated in Chinese and Roman characters', William R. Jenkin & Co Publishers: New York, 187 pages, 1888.
Donated to the Golden Dragon Museum