Cantonese

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Can·ton·ese

(kăn′tə-nēz′, -nēs′)

1. A native or inhabitant of Guangzhou (formerly Canton).

2. The variety of Chinese spoken in and around Guangzhou.

Can′ton·ese′ adj.

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Cantonese

(ˌkæntəˈniːz)

npl -ese

1. (Languages) the Chinese language spoken in the city of Canton, Guangdong and Guanxi provinces, Hong Kong, and elsewhere outside China

2. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of the city of Canton or Guangdong province

adj

3. (Placename) of or relating to the city of Canton, Guangdong province, or the Chinese language spoken there

4. (Peoples) of or relating to the city of Canton, Guangdong province, or the Chinese language spoken there

5. (Languages) of or relating to the city of Canton, Guangdong province, or the Chinese language spoken there

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Can•ton•ese

(ˌkæn tnˈiz, -ˈis)

n., pl. -ese,
adj. n.

1. a dialect of Chinese spoken in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Macao.

2. a native or inhabitant of Guangzhou.

adj.

3. of or pertaining to Guangzhou, its inhabitants, or their dialect.

[1855–60]

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Noun

Cantonese - the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China

Cantonese dialect, Yue, Yue dialect

Chinese - any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

Translations

Kantonesisch

καντόν

cantonés

cantonais

広東人広東語

Cantonese

[ˌkæntəˈniːz]

A. ADJ → cantonés

B. N

1. (= person) → cantonés/esa m/f

2. (Ling) → cantonés m

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Cantonese

[ˌkæntəˈniːz]

adj → cantonais(e)

(= person) → Cantonais(e) m/f

(= language) → cantonais m

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Cantonese

adj → kantonesisch

→ Kantonese m, → Kantonesin f

(Ling) → Kantonesisch nt

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