Cantonese as Written Language

cantonese  The meaning of CANTONESE is a native or inhabitant of Guangzhou, China  Hung-nin Samuel Cheung ONE OF THE MOST SPOKEN DIALECTS in China, Southeast Asia, and globally, Cantonese was nevertheless deemed a local dialect enjoying

Cantonese is the only dialect of Chinese which has developed a widely known and used written form It has played a role in publishing in the Guangdong region The truth is, standard written Cantonese is based largely on written Mandarin Thus, those who speak Cantonese technically use Mandarin to write

Cantonese 1 An undergraduate course offered by the School of Culture History and Language This course offers an introduction to Cantonese with an emphasis Cantonese dou1 'all', the other three uses in Cantonese have separate adverb counterparts in Mandarin, with “also” as ye 'also' and the two emphatic uses by