Cantonese topic
Also known as
- Cantonese language
Cantonese, known technically as Yue or Yuet (粵語; Mandarin Yuè Yǔ; Cantonese (Yale) Yuht Yúh, (jyutping) Jyut6 Jyu5), is a primary branch of Chinese. The name "Cantonese" is commonly used in a narrower sense for the Guangzhou dialect, which is the prestige dialect of Cantonese in the broader sense.
The issue of whether Cantonese in the broader sense should be regarded as a language in its own right or as a dialect of a Chinese language is controversial. Like the other primary branches of...
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