Cantonese Synonyms

kăntə-nēz, -nēs
The dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. yue
  2. Yue dialect
  3. Cantonese dialect

Words Related to Cantonese

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

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  1. hindi
  2. mandarin
  3. putonghua
  4. hokkien
  5. amharic
  6. marathi
  7. punjabi
  8. malayalam
  9. tagalog

Cantonese Sentence Examples

  • It consists of Puatis (or Cantonese), Hakkas ("strangers") and Tankas.

  • Inspired by his semi-European training, with bitter resentment against the Manchus, whom he regarded as responsible for China's humiliation at the hands of Japan, he first raised the standard of rebellion and of Cantonese independence in 1895; but the coup failed and Dr. Sun was compelled to seek safety in exile.

  • His action was applauded by Young China at the time as evidence of patriotic self-abnegation, but events proved that it was chiefly inspired by recognition of the fact that he and the Cantonese group of politicians who had joined him as leaders of the Republican movement, did not yet carry sufficient weight to justify them in attempting to form a national government.

  • An administrator, for example, is far easier to find than a highly skilled cabinetmaker who speaks Cantonese.

  • Cantonese restaurant specializes in fish.

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