Toisanese

English

Etymology

Toisan +‎ -ese. From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Cantonese 台山 (toi4 saan1).

Proper noun

Toisanese

1. Chinese dialect spoken in the greater Toisan area of Guangdong Province, China; a dialect of Yue Chinese (Cantonese)

Noun

Toisanese (uncountable)

1. A person who speaks the dialect of Toisanese
2. A person from the area; or descended from people of the area of greater Toisan in Guangdong Province, China

Adjective

Toisanese (not comparable)

1. pertaining to the area of greater Toisan of Guangdong Province, China; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region

Synonyms

• Taishanese, Toishanese, Hoisanese

Translations

Hoisanese — see Hoisanese

Anagrams

• eosinates