Cantonese

Can·ton·ese  (knt-nz, -ns)

n.

The variety of Chinese spoken in and around Guangzhou (formerly Canton), China.

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Canton·ese adj.

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Cantonese [ˌkæntəˈniːz]

n

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

2. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -ese a native or inhabitant of the city of Canton or Guangdong province

adj

(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the city of Canton, Guangdong province, or the Chinese language spoken there

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Cantonese [ˌkæntəˈniːz]

A. ADJ → cantonés

B. N

1. (= person) → cantonés/esa m/f

2. (Ling) → cantonés m

Cantonese [ˌkæntəˈniːz]

adj → cantonais(e)

n

(= person) → Cantonais(e) m/f

(= language) → cantonais m

Cantonese

adj → kantonesisch

n

→ Kantonese m, → Kantonesin f

(Ling) → Kantonesisch nt