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Definition of Cantonese dialect
1. Noun. The dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cantonese Dialect
Literary usage of Cantonese dialect
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1909)
"A Chinese dictionary in the Cantonese dialect [with supplement, containing list
of radicals, index, and clan names]. London, 1877. nar. 4°. ..."
2. L. Richard's ... Comprehensive Geography of the Chinese Empire and by Louis Richard (1908)
"Philological Essay. — The Separate Dialects, ibid.). Cantonese dialect. ...
Eltel EJ — A Chinese Dictionary in the Cantonese dialect. Hongkong, 1877. ..."
3. The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal (1886)
"... repititions which the author will no doubt omit in future editions, this book
will prove useful to persons desirous of learning the Cantonese dialect. ..."
4. Islam in China: A Neglected Problem by Marshall Broomhall (1910)
"... Cantonese dialect among the Moslems of Yunnan, and because there are no Moslem
communities in the province of Kwangsi, which would be their only route. ..."
5. The Mentor (1891)
"Seven hundred and thirty-one different syllables represent all the common sounds
of the Cantonese dialect. Hence Mr. Murray's system for the four hundred ..."
6. The Chinese Recorder (1906)
"It would have enhanced the value of the book considerably if the author had
followed the example of Dr. Eitel in his dictionary of the Cantonese dialect, ..."
7. Around the World Through Japan by Walter Del Mar (1903)
"The Chinese name for dollar in the Cantonese dialect, and in the very similar
local dialect, is ngan. In the interior the real standard is the copper-bronze ..."
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