Cantonese

1. (uncountable)A Sinitic language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of Mainland China, Guangdong (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese worldwide.

   Kantonesisch

   канто́нский язы́кkantónskij jazýk, канто́нскийkantónskij, ю́эjúe

   the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China

2. (uncountable)A dialect of the Yue language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Yue language.

3. (countable, in the plural)An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent.

   Kantonese, Kantonesin

   канто́нецkantónec, канто́нкаkantónka

1. What's the difference between Cantonese and Mandarin?

   ruВ чём разница между кантонским диалектом и путунхуа? — odexed

   deWas ist der Unterschied zwischen Kantonesisch und Mandarin? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. Is Cantonese a language or a dialect?

   Кантонська - це мова чи діалект? — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

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3. Cantonese has 6 to 9 tones.

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4. Compare and contrast Cantonese with Mandarin.

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5. My friend tried to speak Cantonese.

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