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gwongˊ²dungˉ¹
(广东)
Pinyin
guang3 dong1
Translations
noun
Guangdong is the southern-most province of China, barring the island of 海南, which was once part of Guangdong. The abbreviation for the province is 粵 and its capital city is Guangzhou/Canton (廣州). This province has the greatest concentration of Cantonese speakers, although other dialects, e.g., Hakka and Teochew, are also spoken. The name 廣東 itself comes from an abbreviation of 廣南東路.
mˎ₄sikˍ₆gwong2dungˉ¹
(唔食广东米)
Pinyin
wu2 shi2 guang3 dong1 mi3
Translations
noun
to pass way (to no longer eat Cantonese rice)
gwongˊ²dungˉ¹saangˊ²
(广东省)
Pinyin
guang3 dong1 sheng3
Translations
noun
Guangdong province
gwongˊ²dungˉ¹paaiˊ²
(广东牌)
Pinyin
guang3 dong1 pai2
Translations
noun
Cantonese mahjong, Hong Kong mahjong [Syn.] 廣東麻雀
gwongˊ²dungˉ¹waaˊ²ziˍ₆mokˍ₆
(广东话字幕)
Pinyin
guang3 dong1 hua4 zi4 mu4
Translations
noun
Cantonese subtitles (on TV , DVD) [Syn.] 粵語字幕 , 港式字幕
gwongˊ²dungˉ¹waaˊ²
(广东话)
Pinyin
guang3 dong1 hua4
Translations
noun
The general concensus however, is that Cantonese has more in common with Early Middle Chinese than Mandarin does.
noun
Cantonese language, originating in the 廣東 (Guang Dong) region of China. Sometimes mistakenly said to be an older dialect/language than Mandarin, although this is not really correct as both languages have changed considerably in the past few hundred years.
gwongˊ²dungˉ¹dungˉ¹cingˉ¹
(广东冬青)
Pinyin
guang3 dong1 dong1 qing1
Translations
noun
Ilex kwangtungensis (Kwangtung holly)
gwongˊ²dungˉ¹waaˊ²baanˉ¹
(广东话班)
Pinyin
guang3 dong1 hua4 ban1
Translations
noun
Cantonese class or course [Syn.] 粵語班
gwongˊ²dungˉ¹goˉ¹jiuˎ₄
(广东歌谣)
Pinyin
guang3 dong1 ge1 yao2
Translations
noun
traditional Cantonese nursery rhymes
gwongˊ²dungˉ¹coi˗₃
(广东菜)
Pinyin
guang3 dong1 cai4
Translations
noun
Cantonese cuisine
noun
noun; Cantonese cuisine
gwongˊ²dungˉ¹goˉ¹
(广东歌)
Pinyin
guang3 dong1 ge1
Translations
noun
Cantonese song
noun
noun; canto-pop (popular music)
gwongˊ²dungˉ¹waaˊ²fo˗₃cingˎ₄
(广东话课程)
Pinyin
guang3 dong1 hua4 ke4 cheng2
Translations
noun
Cantonese course [Syn.] 粵語課程
gwongˊ²dungˉ¹douˍ₆
(广东道)
Pinyin
Guang3 dong1 dao4
Translations
noun
Canton Road, located in Hong Kong