The general concensus however, is that Cantonese has more in common with Early Middle Chinese than Mandarin does.

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.

withdraw (troops); manoeuvre

scheduled runs/flights

class; team; group; squad; grade

shift; duty; work

(noun) (of transportation schedules of bus, flights etc.) 1. number of runs (slang) to call (for a group of gang)