During the time of Qing Dynasty, there were no English lessons in most of the schools in Hong Kong. If one wanted to learn English, one had to follow the Chinese Almanac to learn Chinese Pidgin English.
Cantonese
海滨
海濱
seashore
Cantonese
湖滨
湖濱
wu4 ban1
lakeshore; lakeside
Cantonese
滨螺
濱螺
ban1 lo2
littoraria
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
冬天的时候哈尔滨是冰天雪地。
冬天的時候哈爾濱是冰天雪地。
dōng tiān de shí hòu hā ěr bīn shì bīng tiān xuě dì .