cantonese
الكانتونية
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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.
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Beyond that, one theory from Canton states that the inventor was Hung Hsiu-Ch'uan, the 'Cantonese' who led a rebellion and proclaimed himself Emperor of Nanking.
Some 'Cantonese' still eat mice because they believe mouse meat is rich in protein.
As more and more 'Cantonese' come to places like Shanghai, snake has grown in popularity.
His partner, terrified, dropped his own weapon and backed away, babbling in broken 'Cantonese' .
But on the sad side, we are not given the chance to experience the film in its native 'Cantonese' .
Students of all ages were encouraged to tune into 'Cantonese' radio and television daily, Leung added.
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.
she's a 'Cantonese'
Then he worked in Hangzhou from 1986 to 1988 but he still came back to Shanghai once or twice every month - just for the genuine 'Cantonese' dishes in the Shanghai Friendship Restaurant.
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.
The majority of the population in Hong Kong is Chinese and speaks 'Cantonese' , a dialect of Chinese, as the language for daily communication.
In 'Cantonese' , the number eight is pronounced as ‘fat’ which means fortune.
It annoyed me that everything was in Mandarin - it brought me a little further from Edison and his Canadian-accented 'Cantonese' .
Ironically Radio Australia's 'Cantonese' service was closed on the same day, July 1st 1997, that Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule.
Neither of the pair spoke the other's language - one spoke 'Cantonese' , the other spoke the Colombian dialect of Spanish.
So the 'Cantonese' and others enjoy snake as part of their cuisine.
My girlfriend almost always opts for 'Cantonese' style something or other, and on this occasion it was Lemon Chicken, again with egg fried rice.
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).
he's 'Cantonese'
The striking thing about Guangzhou is that it is no longer the home of the 'Cantonese' .
It goes without saying that his English is better than my 'Cantonese' .
‘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.
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.
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.
The founder of Wing On was a 'Cantonese' man surnamed Kwok, spelt Guo in Mandarin.
The 'Cantonese' lion can be divided into two styles, the Foshan style popular in Hong Kong and most Chinese communities around the world, and the Heshan style popular in Malaysia, Singapore, and with competition teams.
In the south of the country, meanwhile, some soup-loving 'Cantonese' people enjoy placenta soup, seasoned with ginger, jujubes and several other Chinese herbs.
The menu is fairly standard for a 'Cantonese' restaurant of this type: a range of starters and Chinese soups, main dishes featuring pork, beef, chicken and duck, and a decent selection of vegetarian dishes.
Unlike 'Cantonese' , Shanghainese is only used in Shanghai, not even in nearby cities like Hangzhou and Suzhou.
We heard French, German, Italian, Japanese, 'Cantonese' and Hindi being spoken.
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