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Cantonese

  • /ˌkæn.təˈniːz/ UK
  • /ˌkæn.təˈniz/ Canada, US
  • [ˌkɛən.təˈniz] Canada, US
  • /ˌkæn.təˈniːz/ Australia
  • [ˌkeːn.təˈniz] Australia
  • /ˌkɛn.təˈniːz/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -iːz

adjective

  1. not comparable Relating to the city of Guangzhou (Canton) or the province of Guangdong.
  2. not comparable Relating to Cantonese people.
  3. not comparable Relating to Cantonese language.
  4. not comparable Relating to Cantonese food/cuisine.

noun Cantonese

  1. uncountable 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. 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. uncountable A dialect of the Yue language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Yue language.
  3. countable, in plural An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent. 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

Similar: Yue Chinese, Yue, Cantonese language, Cantonese dialect

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: yue, cantonese dialect, yue dialect, putonghua, chinese, guangdong, guangzhou, english, kwangtung, canton, on-site, floor, scene, fried, rough, guangzhouese

noun

Similar: Yue Chinese, Yue, Cantonese language, Cantonese dialect

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adj relating to Canton

Españolcantonés
한국어광동(廣東)의 Gwangdong-ui
日本語広東の Kanton no
Portuguêscantonês
Françaiscantonais
Deutschkantonesisch
Italianocantonese
Русскийканто́нский kantónskij, гуанду́нский guandúnskij
العربيةكَانْتُونِيّ kāntūniyy, كَنْتُونِيّ kantūniyy

adj relating to the Cantonese people

Españolcantonés
한국어광동(廣東)사람 Gwangdongsaram
日本語広東人の Kantonjin no
Portuguêscantonês
Françaiscantonais
Deutschkantonesisch
Italianocantonese
Русскийканто́нский kantónskij

adj relating to the Cantonese language

Españolcantonés
한국어광동어 Gwangdong'eo, 광동(廣東)말 Gwangdongmal
日本語広東語の Kantongo no
中文廣州話 /广州话 guǎngzhōuhuà
Portuguêscantonês
Françaiscantonais
Deutschkantonesisch
Italianocantonese
Русскийканто́нский kantónskij
العربيةكَانْتُونِيَّة kāntūniyya, كَنْتُونِيَّة kantūniyya

noun language

Españolcantonés
한국어광둥어 Gwangdung'eo, 광동어 Gwangdong'eo, 월어 Woreo
日本語広東語 粤語 Kantongo
中文粵語 /粤语 yuèyǔ, 廣東話 /广东话 guǎngdōnghuà
Portuguêscantonês
Françaiscantonais
DeutschKantonesisch
Italianocantonese
Ελληνικάκαντονέζικα kantonézika
Русскийканто́нский язы́к kantónskij jazýk, канто́нский kantónskij, ю́э júe
Tiếng Việttiếng Quảng Đông
العربيةكَانْتُونِيَّة kantūniyya

noun person from Canton

Españolcantonés, cantonesa
한국어광동(廣東)사람 Gwangdongsaram
日本語広東人 Kantonjin
中文廣東人 /广东人 Guǎngdōngrén, 廣州人 /广州人 guǎngzhōurén
Portuguêscantonês
FrançaisCantonais, Cantonaise
DeutschKantonese, Kantonesin
Italianocantonese
Русскийканто́нец kantónec, канто́нка kantónka
العربيةكَانْتُونِيّ kantūniyy, كَانْتُونِيَّة kantūniyya

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@misc{cantonese_2026,
  title = {Cantonese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cantonese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}