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Cantonese
Definitions
- 1 Relating to the city of Guangzhou (Canton) or the province of Guangdong. not-comparable
- 2 Relating to Cantonese people. not-comparable
- 3 Relating to Cantonese language. not-comparable
- 4 Relating to Cantonese food/cuisine. not-comparable
- 1 A Sinitic language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of Mainland China, Guangdong (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese worldwide. uncountable
"As a mainland China national, the counter for our trial was fluent in English, Putonghua, and the Sichuan dialect, and was familiar with a number of other major Chinese languages such as Cantonese and Hakka."
- 2 the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China wordnet
- 3 A dialect of the Cantonese language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Cantonese language. uncountable
- 4 An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent. countable, in-plural
"The alliance was headed by a mustached Cantonese with a broad face, piercing eyes, and a great sympathy for the poor and downtrodden, a man who reveled in "action at all costs and whatever the risks." This was Sun Yat-sen, a visionary who lacked practical political skills but nonetheless became the hallowed "Father of the Republic" upon his death."
Etymology
From Canton + -ese.
From Canton + -ese.
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