Cantonese; Yue Chinese
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Meanings
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Cantonese; Yue Chinese; one of the major Chinese language varieties
Also commonly referred to as 广东话 (Guǎngdōnghuà) or 白话 (báihuà) in Cantonese-speaking regions. One of the seven major Chinese dialect groups.
Yuè粤
yǔ语
shì是
Hàn汉
yǔ语
qī七
dà大
fāng方
yán言
zhī之
yī一
。
Cantonese is one of the seven major Chinese dialects.
Tā他
zài在
Xiāng香
gǎng港
zhǎng长
dà大
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
yuè粤
yǔ语
shuō说
de得
hěn很
liú流
lì利
。
He grew up in Hong Kong, so he speaks Cantonese very fluently.
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Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
yǒu有
yuè粤
yǔ语
bǎn版
hé和
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
bǎn版
。
This movie has both a Cantonese version and a Mandarin version.
Tā她
zhèng正
zài在
xué学
xí习
yuè粤
yǔ语
pīn拼
yīn音
。
She is currently learning Cantonese romanization.