Cantonese
noun
Can·ton·ese
ˌkan-tə-ˈnēz 
-ˈnēs
plural Cantonese
1
: a native or inhabitant of Guangzhou, China
2
: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Guangzhou and Hong Kong
3
: a style of Chinese cooking that emphasizes fresh ingredients, subtle tastes, and relatively mild sauces
Cantonese
adjective
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The projects represent a linguistic mosaic, including Hindi, English, Assamese, Tamil, Marwari, Bengali, Malayalam, Punjabi, Nepali, Marathi, Pahadi, and Cantonese, demonstrating the market’s growing international appeal.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
Sutro students would be assigned to Lafayette, Alamo or the Chinese Immersion School for the Cantonese biliteracy program.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
In the table tennis room, fans whir while pairs of players in their 70s and 80s dart at the ball, exclaiming in Cantonese while working up a sweat.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
The surveys were conducted over the phone, in English and both Mandarin and Cantonese dialects, as well as online, and touched on a number of topics, from cultural identity and acceptance to political engagement and U.S.-China relations.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
Sutro students would be assigned to Lafayette, Alamo or the Chinese Immersion School for the Cantonese biliteracy program.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
In the table tennis room, fans whir while pairs of players in their 70s and 80s dart at the ball, exclaiming in Cantonese while working up a sweat.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2024
The surveys were conducted over the phone, in English and both Mandarin and Cantonese dialects, as well as online, and touched on a number of topics, from cultural identity and acceptance to political engagement and U.S.-China relations.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Cantonese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cantonese. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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