Cantonese and Yue dialect

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Cantonese noun - The dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China.

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Yue dialect and cantonese are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Yue dialect" instead a noun "Cantonese".

Nearby Words: canton, canto

Yue dialect noun - The dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China.

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Cantonese and Yue dialect are semantically related. You can use "Cantonese" instead a noun phrase "Yue dialect".

Cantonese, a Yue dialect spoken in Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macau, is probably the best-known dialect outside of China.

Source: Useful Notes / Chinese Dialects and Accents

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