cantonese
કેંટોનીઝ
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.
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His father was Lee Hoi-Chuen, a successful actor and 'Cantonese' opera performer.
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.
It goes without saying that his English is better than my 'Cantonese' .
It has been said that the 'Cantonese' can even distinguish a northern ‘mutton-eater’ by smell.
Unlike 'Cantonese' , Shanghainese is only used in Shanghai, not even in nearby cities like Hangzhou and Suzhou.
His partner, terrified, dropped his own weapon and backed away, babbling in broken 'Cantonese' .
Fluent in Mandarin, she was able to operate among the Hong Kong residents, who mainly speak 'Cantonese' .
The 'Cantonese' dialect created the unique culture exemplified by Stephen Chow, and this is our pride.
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.
The SARS outbreak last year led to great criticism of Chinese, especially 'Cantonese' , over some of their unique dining ‘customs’.
‘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.
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.
Ironically Radio Australia's 'Cantonese' service was closed on the same day, July 1st 1997, that Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule.
Thus the 'Cantonese' like to have it boiled in soup with pork meat.
I do see trends of modernization in 'Cantonese' opera, towards which realism, faster pacing and re-composition of certain renowned opera works take place.
If they were from Sichuan, there was no question that they ate Sichuanese and not 'Cantonese' food.
We restricted the study to individuals belonging to the two major dialect groups of Chinese in Singapore: the Hokkiens and the 'Cantonese' .
Some 'Cantonese' still eat mice because they believe mouse meat is rich in protein.
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.
Voice demonstrations of commonly used 'Cantonese' expressions are also available for PDA users.
But, it doesn't make sense to me because although Hong Kong speaks 'Cantonese' and Taiwan speaks Mandarin, the written languages are the same.
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.
A number of Chinese dialects are also widely spoken including 'Cantonese' , Hokkien, and Mandarin together with Punjabi and Tamil.
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 'Cantonese' have a saying: ‘We eat everything on the ground with four legs except tables and chairs.’
The 'Cantonese' term ‘gwai lo’ or ‘white ghost’ seems to be a much closer match for the English subtitle presented here.
The founder of Wing On was a 'Cantonese' man surnamed Kwok, spelt Guo in Mandarin.
he's 'Cantonese'
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.
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.
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