Cantonese
Macau's main language
Cantonese is a variety of Chinese spoken primarily in Guangdong province, Hong Kong, and Macau, as well as by diaspora communities worldwide.
Unlike Mandarin, Cantonese preserves more tonal distinctions and older vocabulary, making the two mutually unintelligible in spoken form.
Cantonese also describes the people and culture of this region: Cantonese cuisine, Cantonese opera.
The language dominates in Chinatowns across North America and Europe due to historical emigration patterns.
Chinese special administrative region
Chinese small-plate tradition
Of that Asian nation
- MandarinHigh-ranking government official
- HokkienSouthern Chinese dialect family
- ShanghaineseShanghai's regional language
- TaiwaneseOf the island republic
Relating to pitch
- romanizationScript-to-alphabet conversion process
- YaleIvy League institution
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- spokenExpressed in words aloud
Hong Kong
Chinese special administrative region
dim sum
Chinese small-plate tradition
Chinese
Of that Asian nation
- MandarinHigh-ranking government official
- HokkienSouthern Chinese dialect family
- ShanghaineseShanghai's regional language
tonal
Relating to pitch
- romanizationScript-to-alphabet conversion process
- YaleIvy League institution
- charactersPersons in a narrative
spoken · colloquial · literary · classical
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