cantonese
广东话
definition
noun
We restricted the study to individuals belonging to the two major dialect groups of Chinese in Singapore: the Hokkiens and the Cantonese .
a native or inhabitant of Canton.
Our local tour guide speaks Chinese (both Cantonese and putonghua), and he says that he has sufficient demand to keep busy every day of the week.
a form of Chinese spoken mainly in southeastern China (including Hong Kong).
adjective
The Cantonese dialect created the unique culture exemplified by Stephen Chow, and this is our pride.
of or relating to Canton (Guangzhou), its inhabitants, their dialect, or their cuisine.
translation of 'cantonese'
noun
粤,
广东话,
广东人
adjective
粤
example
Thus the 'Cantonese' like to have it boiled in soup with pork meat.
Ironically Radio Australia's 'Cantonese' service was closed on the same day, July 1st 1997, that Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule.
One of the manifestations of local identity is language and Hong Kong cinema, since the beginning of sound, was closely identified as a 'Cantonese' dialect cinema.
Fluent in Mandarin, she was able to operate among the Hong Kong residents, who mainly speak 'Cantonese' .
In 'Cantonese' , the sound yu is also used for ‘fish’.
‘The 'Cantonese' only expected to seek his fortune in Dalian and to marry his girlfriend, who was said to work in a department store in Shanghai,’ Wang said.
a 'Cantonese' artist
Voice demonstrations of commonly used 'Cantonese' expressions are also available for PDA users.
The 'Cantonese' spoken in Hong Kong is similar to that used in Guangzhou, but the accent and some vocabulary are slightly different.
It goes without saying that his English is better than my 'Cantonese' .
she's a 'Cantonese'
But on the sad side, we are not given the chance to experience the film in its native 'Cantonese' .
Speaking 'Cantonese' , she calls the man's son to tell him to come to the hospital sooner rather than later - his father may not make it through the night.
But to this day, sometimes when I have Cantonese takeout, I also suffer a flashback echo of Mr. R (no fault of the 'Cantonese' , of course).
At Canton, however, the foreigners had no choice; the 'Cantonese' would not let them inside, and so they had no opportunity to discover that perhaps here as elsewhere they would rather be outside.
His 'Cantonese' wasn't very good, so whenever he taught a lesson we had to struggle to try and understand what he was saying.
The Shanghai crowds booed during the flying scenes, which Western audiences likened to classical ballet, while a major talking point invisible to the rest of us was the 'Cantonese' actors' attempts at delivering the Mandarin dialogue.
He said that during meetings with the Indian and Pakistani communities, he had been told that many applications had been rejected because they could not speak or understand 'Cantonese' .
Yet, picky 'Cantonese' discovered years ago that X.O. Excellence brandy perfectly complements their favourite shark's fin soup.
The 'Cantonese' stress a light diet and any greasy ingredients should be kept away from the kitchen of the Summer Pavilion at the hotel, where claypots are a specialty.
American-born Locke, whose 'Cantonese' grandfather once worked as a house servant in Washington, called for closer ties between Beijing and Washington and freer trade relations.
The 'Cantonese' dialect created the unique culture exemplified by Stephen Chow, and this is our pride.
In 'Cantonese' , the number eight is pronounced as ‘fat’ which means fortune.
According to Wong Kam-man, owner and chef of Lao Yo Chih, the 'Cantonese' add eggs to the flour dough to make the skin more chewy.
The SARS outbreak last year led to great criticism of Chinese, especially 'Cantonese' , over some of their unique dining ‘customs’.
The 'Cantonese' are most renowned for their deep love of soup.
In 1932, a 'Cantonese' named Lu Geng, along with a British national, set up a joint venture with the manager of an American-based mortgage company.
A number of Chinese dialects are also widely spoken including 'Cantonese' , Hokkien, and Mandarin together with Punjabi and Tamil.
His father was Lee Hoi-Chuen, a successful actor and 'Cantonese' opera performer.
It has been said that the 'Cantonese' can even distinguish a northern ‘mutton-eater’ by smell.
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