kantonesiska — meaning in English

English meaning

• Cantonese adj Relating to the city of Guangzhou (historically called Canton), its people, language, or cuisine.
• yue noun A traditional unit of volume used in ancient China, roughly equal to the space taken up by 1,200 millet seeds.

Senses

kantonesiska is used for these senses in English:

• Cantonese (uncountable) A dialect of the Cantonese language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Cantonese language.
• Yue The modern variety of Chinese, which includes Cantonese and Taishanese.

Cantonese — full definition

1. adj Relating to the city of Guangzhou (historically called Canton), its people, language, or cuisine.
2. noun A variety of Chinese spoken mainly in Guangdong province, Hong Kong, and Macau.

yue — full definition

1. noun A traditional unit of volume used in ancient China, roughly equal to the space taken up by 1,200 millet seeds.
2. name A major group of Chinese language varieties, including Cantonese, spoken mainly in southern China.

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