cantonese

«cantonese» in Mova's school dictionary: The Chinese language spoken in Guangzhou (once called… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (Cantonese); noun (Cantonese — the language, uncountable; the Cantonese — the people)

meaning for a pupil

1) The Chinese language spoken in Guangzhou (once called Canton), Hong Kong, Macau and by many Chinese people abroad. tree →

2) (adjective) From or to do with this area, its people or its food: Cantonese food. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and language lessons Cantonese is one of the main Chinese languages, different from Mandarin when spoken, though they share many written characters. Many Chinese communities in the UK, Canada, the USA and Australia speak Cantonese, so it may be heard on the street. Cantonese food includes dim sum, sweet and sour dishes and roast duck.

examples

• My friend's family speaks Cantonese at home. tree →
• Cantonese is spoken in Hong Kong. tree →
• We had Cantonese dim sum for lunch. tree →
• Cantonese and Mandarin sound very different. tree →
• "Nei hou" means hello in Cantonese. tree →
• Cantonese has more tones than Mandarin. tree →

note

Always written with a capital C. Pronounced kan-to-NEEZ. Cantonese is not the same as Mandarin, though both are Chinese; people who speak only one often cannot understand the other in speech.

In the corpora

• Mandarin and Cantonese sound so different that speakers can't understand each other's speech, though they share much of the writing system.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cantonese» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.