Cantonese

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Cantonese generally refers to people or things associated with a region around the Chinese province of Guangdong or its capital, Guangzhou (Canton).

  • Cantonese (Yue), a branch of the family of Chinese languages, spoken in Guangdong and neighbouring provinces, of which Cantonese proper is the prestige dialect
  • Canton dialect, the prestige dialect of Guangdong Province, spoken primarily in Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Macau
  • Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province
  • Cantonese people, the people who reside in or have roots in Guangdong province

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