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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaintonīz
"वह कैंटोनीज़ भाषा बोलती है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A major Chinese language or dialect spoken in Guangdong province, Hong Kong, Macau, and overseas Chinese communities.
"She is fluent in both Mandarin and Cantonese."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Canton (the traditional Western name for Guangzhou) + the suffix -ese, referring to the region, its people, or its language.
10 Global Lexicons: How "Cantonese" is said worldwide
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cantonais
Transliteration: cantonais
"Il parle couramment le cantonais."
Kantonesisch
Transliteration: Kantonesisch
"Er lernt gerade Kantonesisch."
cantonese
Transliteration: cantonese
"Il cantonese è ampiamente parlato a Hong Kong."
cantonés
Transliteration: cantonés
"El cantonés es un idioma fascinante."
cantonês
Transliteration: cantonês
"Eles conversam em cantonês."
कैंटोनीज़
Transliteration: kaintonīz
"वह कैंटोनीज़ भाषा बोलती है।"
粤语
Transliteration: yuèyǔ
"我会说一点粤语。"
광동어
Transliteration: gwangdongeo
"그는 광동어를 유창하게 한다."
広東語
Transliteration: kantongo
"香港では広東語が話されています。"
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