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Cantonese

🔄 Synonyms of "Cantonese"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
cantonese dialectnoun	the dialect of chinese spoken in canton and neighboring provinces and in hong kong and elsewhere outside china
yuenoun	(music, historical) An ancient Chinese wind instrument thought to have been a long piece of bamboo with holes drilled in
yue dialectnoun	the dialect of chinese spoken in canton and neighboring provinces and in hong kong and elsewhere outside china

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cantonese"

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Word	Definition
yuenoun	(music, historical) An ancient Chinese wind instrument thought to have been a long piece of bamboo with holes drilled in
cantonese dialectnoun	the dialect of chinese spoken in canton and neighboring provinces and in hong kong and elsewhere outside china
yue dialectnoun	the dialect of chinese spoken in canton and neighboring provinces and in hong kong and elsewhere outside china
putonghuanoun	Standard Mandarin, the official language of the People's Republic of China; the state-designated national speech of the Han nationality using Beijing pronunciation as the standard pronunciation, Beijing speech as the basic dialect, and the model writing of the modern vernacular prose as the norm for grammar.
chinesenoun	Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
guangdongnoun	A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou.
guangzhounoun	A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
englishnoun	Of or pertaining to England.
kwangtungnoun	Alternative form of Guangdong. [A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou.]
cantonnoun	One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation.
on-site	On a particular site or in a particular building, as opposed to at a remote site or factory.
floornoun	(countable) The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
scenenoun	The location of an event that attracts attention.
friednoun	Cooked by frying.
roughnoun	Not smooth; uneven.
guangzhouesenoun	(rare) Cantonese
shanghainesenoun	Inhabitant of Shanghai; person of Shanghainese descent.
taishanesenoun	Pertaining to the area of greater Taishan of Guangdong Province, China; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region.
szechwanesenoun	(dated) Of or relating to the province of Szechwan in China.
chiuchownoun	(Hong Kong) A variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora.