Title: The eater's guide to Chinese characters /
Authors: McCawley, James D.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press,
Year: 1984
Subjects: Cooking, Chinese Terminology.; Chinese language Word formation.; Chinese language Conversation and phrase books
Contents: Some general remarks about Chinese characters -- How you slice it -- The basic stuff -- Looking up characters -- Let's decipher some menus -- Now you do the deciphering -- Dimsam menus -- Restaurant names -- Familiar characters in unfamiliar forms -- Writing out your order -- The pronunciation of Chinese -- Answers to exercises -- Directions for finding characters in the glossary.