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    Cantonese

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Languages
    Can·to·nese /ˌkæntəˈniːz◂/ noun [uncountable]  SLLa Chinese language spoken in Southern China and Hong Kong 粤语，广东话
    Examples from the Corpus
    Cantonese• And the Cantonese here were nothing like their cousins across the estuary.
    Can·to·nese nounChineseSyllable
    language Hong and Chinese in Southern China Corpus a spoken


    See canton for more


    Cantonese
    I

    See main entry: Canton

    II
    Can‧to‧nese /ˌkæntəˈniːz◂/ noun [uncountable]
    a Chinese language spoken in Southern China and Hong Kong


    noun,
    adjective
    Can·ton·eseBrE /ˌkæntəˈniːz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkæntəˈniːz/ 🔊 noun (also Yue) [uncountable] a form of Chinese spoken mainly in southern China, including Hong Kong 粤语；广东话 [countable] (
    plural
    Can·ton·ese    )     a person whose first language is Cantonese 第一语言为粤语的人；广东人
    Can·ton·eseBrE /ˌkæntəˈniːz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkæntəˈniːz/ 🔊 adjectiveof or relating to people who speak Cantonese, or their language or culture 说粤语的人的；粤语的；广东人（或文化）的◆Cantonese cooking粤菜