cantonese
ক্যান্টোনিজ
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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).
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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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His father was Lee Hoi-Chuen, a successful actor and 'Cantonese' opera performer.
The 'Cantonese' dialect created the unique culture exemplified by Stephen Chow, and this is our pride.
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 majority of the population in Hong Kong is Chinese and speaks 'Cantonese' , a dialect of Chinese, as the language for daily communication.
The SARS outbreak last year led to great criticism of Chinese, especially 'Cantonese' , over some of their unique dining ‘customs’.
But, it doesn't make sense to me because although Hong Kong speaks 'Cantonese' and Taiwan speaks Mandarin, the written languages are the same.
On top of this, the Chinese leadership has always believed that the 'Cantonese' have a serious problem of ‘regionalism’ and may be difficult to control.
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.
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 hotel also boasts the most famous 'Cantonese' restaurant in Suzhou - Sampan Seafood Restaurant, fashioned in the style of a traditional fishing village.
His partner, terrified, dropped his own weapon and backed away, babbling in broken 'Cantonese' .
I do see trends of modernization in 'Cantonese' opera, towards which realism, faster pacing and re-composition of certain renowned opera works take place.
The 'Cantonese' are most renowned for their deep love of soup.
‘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.
It has been said that the 'Cantonese' can even distinguish a northern ‘mutton-eater’ by smell.
We heard French, German, Italian, Japanese, 'Cantonese' and Hindi being spoken.
Neither of the pair spoke the other's language - one spoke 'Cantonese' , the other spoke the Colombian dialect of Spanish.
And thankfully, Fox also relented on the current trend of giving Western audiences English-only dub soundtracks instead of the original 'Cantonese' with subtitles.
The 'Cantonese' have a saying: ‘We eat everything on the ground with four legs except tables and chairs.’
Voice demonstrations of commonly used 'Cantonese' expressions are also available for PDA users.
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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.
But on the sad side, we are not given the chance to experience the film in its native 'Cantonese' .
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.
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' .
The striking thing about Guangzhou is that it is no longer the home of the 'Cantonese' .
The founder of Wing On was a 'Cantonese' man surnamed Kwok, spelt Guo in Mandarin.
The 'Cantonese' spoken in Hong Kong is similar to that used in Guangzhou, but the accent and some vocabulary are slightly different.
We restricted the study to individuals belonging to the two major dialect groups of Chinese in Singapore: the Hokkiens and the 'Cantonese' .
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.
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