Cantonese
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also cantonese
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
Cantonese (not comparable)
- Relating to Canton.
- Relating to Cantonese people.
- Relating to Cantonese language.
Translations [edit]
relating to Canton
relating to the Cantonese people
relating to the Cantonese language
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Noun [edit]
Cantonese (plural Cantonese)
Translations [edit]
person from Canton
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Proper noun [edit]
Cantonese
- (uncountable) A Chinese language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese worldwide.
Translations [edit]
language
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See also [edit]
- Wiktionary's coverage of Cantonese terms
- Appendix:Cantonese Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Cantonese
- Guangdong
- Guangzhou
External links [edit]
- ISO 639-3 code yue (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Cantonese, yue