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Meanings of yue-yu in English

Russian
кантонский
Portuguese
cantonês
Spanish
cantonés
Catalan
cantonès
Wikidata

Standard dialect of Yue language that originated in the vicinity of Guangzhou (Canton) in southern China.

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      кантонский
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      Examples for "cantonese"
      1
      Conclusions: NPC patients in Cantonese population have obvious family and territorial clustering.
      Pubmed
      2
      Children of various races attend and the prevailing language spoken is Cantonese.
      The new yorker
      3
      After English, the most common languages are Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese and Vietnamese.
      News.com.au
      4
      In no time, the rest of the team were fluent in Cantonese.
      The Guardian
      5
      Understanding, knowing the Cantonese phrase in question, Lin broke into a grin.
      Lost in translation
      1
      Mary Haygarthe, aged twentie sevene yeers, berrid under ye yue tree, Nov. 21, 1754.
      Birds of Prey
      2
      Matthew Haygarthe, aged foure yeares, berrid in this churcheyarde, over against ye tombe off Mrs. Marttha Stileman, about 10 fete fromm ye olde yue tre.
      Birds of Prey
      3
      The deal would also help Yue Xiu to expand its China business.
      Reuters
      4
      Yue Han and his father are both believed to be in China.
      Reuters
      5
      Yue-Sai touched Roberta's shoulder and pointed again, further along the river bank.
      The Long War
      1
      This latter seems to be connected with the Yüeh tribes.
      A History of China
      2
      He had been sent in 138 to conclude an alliance with the Yüeh-chih against the Hsiung-nu.
      A History of China
      3
      The following particulars are given concerning the President of the Ministry, whose name was Lü Yüeh.
      Myths and Legends of China
      4
      They began with the Canton insurrection; then Peking was alarmed by Wu Yüeh's bomb (1905).
      China and the Manchus
      5
      Even the barbarian Kou-tsien, King of Yüeh, has wise saws and modern instances quoted to him in his distress.
      Ancient China Simplified
      1
      Three-quarters of the schools will have to conduct classes in the local Cantonese dialect from next September.
      The Irish Times