広東語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
広	東	語
かん Grade: 2	とん Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2
irregular		goon

Alternative spelling
廣東語 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

広東 (Kanton, “Canton”) +‎ 語 (-go, “language”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) カントンご [kàńtóńgó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ntõ̞ŋɡo̞]

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Noun

広(かん)東(とん)語(ご) • (kantongo) 

1. Cantonese (language)
2. (historical, Taiwan under Japanese rule) Hakka (language)

See also

• 粤(えつ)語(ご) (etsugo)