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| News | Pompeyspeak - "Dinlo" | |
| Earlier news | Did you know that Dinlo in Cantonese is crazy man (exact translation electric
man). I found this out when I was learning Cantonese during my time in
Hong Kong. Could it be that servicemen serving in the colony many years
ago brought the expression back to Pompey - not that outlandish when you
consider that the expression "a cup of char" uses the Cantonese
word for tea. Roger Stiggers |