粤语

粵語
yuèyǔ
noun #44,376

Meanings

  1. 1 Cantonese (language)

Examples

Tā shì Guǎngdōng rén, mǔyǔ shì Yuèyǔ.
He's from Guangdong — his native language is Cantonese.
Hěnduō lǎo Gǎng piàn yuánshēng shì Yuèyǔ de.
A lot of old Hong Kong films are in Cantonese in the original.

Tips

culture
粤语 (Yuè) is the dominant language of Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau, and many overseas Chinese communities. It preserves features of Middle Chinese lost in Mandarin, including final consonants -p/-t/-k and six to nine tones. is the traditional abbreviation for Guangdong province.
usage
Other common names: 广东 (Guǎngdōnghuà, 'Guangdong speech'), 白话 (báihuà, 'plain speech' — the self-name among speakers). 广州 refers more specifically to the Guangzhou prestige variety.

Stroke Order

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