"Cantonese" meaning in English

See Cantonese in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kæn.təˈniːz/ [UK], /kæn.təˈniz/ [US]
Rhymes: -iːz Etymology: Canton + -ese Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Canton|ese}} Canton + -ese Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Cantonese (not comparable)
  1. Relating to the city of Guangzhou (Canton) or the province of Guangdong. Tags: not-comparable Translations (relating to Canton): كَانْتُونِيّ (kāntūniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), كَنْتُونِيّ (kantūniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), လက်တို (laktui) (Burmese), အင်္ကျီတို (angkyitui) (Burmese), cantonès (Catalan), 廣東嘅 (Chinese Cantonese), 广东嘅 (gwong² dung¹ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), Kantonees (Dutch), kantonilainen (Finnish), cantonais (French), cantonés (Galician), kantonesisch (German), cantonese (Italian), 広東の (Kanton no) (Japanese), 광동(廣東)의 (Gwangdong-ui) (Korean), кантонски (kantonski) (Macedonian), Kanton (Malay), kantoński (Polish), cantonês (Portuguese), канто́нский (kantónskij) (Russian), гуанду́нский (guandúnskij) (Russian), cantonés (Spanish), kantonesisk (Swedish), Kantones (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-Cantonese-en-adj-W8ExN2is Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 1 51 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 0 28 1 4 27 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 0 17 2 6 30 26 Disambiguation of 'relating to Canton': 96 0 0 4
  2. Relating to Cantonese people. Tags: not-comparable Translations (relating to the Cantonese people): လက်တိုလူမျိုး (laktuilu-myui:) (Burmese), အင်္ကျီတိုလူမျိုး (angkyituilu-myui:) (Burmese), cantonès (Catalan), 廣東人 (Chinese Cantonese), 广东人 (gwong² dung¹ jan⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), Kantonees (Dutch), kantonilainen (Finnish), cantonais (French), kantonesisch (German), cantonese (Italian), 広東人の (Kantonjin no) (Japanese), 광동(廣東)사람 (Gwangdongsaram) (Korean), ка́нтонски (kántonski) (Macedonian), orang Kanton (Malay), Kanton (Malay), kantoński (Polish), cantonês (Portuguese), канто́нский (kantónskij) (Russian), cantonés (Spanish), kantonesisk (Swedish), Kantones (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-Cantonese-en-adj-6w2LL8Hh Disambiguation of 'relating to the Cantonese people': 0 56 23 21
  3. Relating to Cantonese language. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Languages Translations (relating to the Cantonese language): كَانْتُونِيَّة (kāntūniyya) [feminine] (Arabic), كَنْتُونِيَّة (kantūniyya) [feminine] (Arabic), လက်တိုစကား (laktuica.ka:) (Burmese), အင်္ကျီတိုစကား (angkyituica.ka:) (Burmese), cantonès (Catalan), 廣東話 (Chinese Cantonese), 广东话 (gwong² dung¹ waa²) (Chinese Cantonese), 粵語 (Chinese Cantonese), 粤语 (jyut⁶ jyu⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), Kantonees (Dutch), kantoninkielinen (Finnish), cantonais (French), kantonesisch (German), cantonese (Italian), 広東語の (Kantongo no) (Japanese), 광동어 (Gwangdong'eo) (alt: 廣東語) (Korean), 광동(廣東)말 (Gwangdongmal) (Korean), кантонски (kantonski) (Macedonian), bahasa Kanton (Malay), bahasa Kantonis (Malay), Kantonis (Malay), kantoński (Polish), cantonês (Portuguese), канто́нский (kantónskij) (Russian), kantonski (Slovene), cantonés (Spanish), kantonesisk (Swedish), Kantones (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-Cantonese-en-adj-BSy3hI3u Disambiguation of Languages: 8 0 19 0 9 31 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 1 51 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 0 28 1 4 27 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 0 17 2 6 30 26 Disambiguation of 'relating to the Cantonese language': 3 11 76 10
  4. Relating to Cantonese food/cuisine. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Cantonese-en-adj--FNOOSfL

Noun

IPA: /kæn.təˈniːz/ [UK], /kæn.təˈniz/ [US] Forms: Cantonese [plural]
Rhymes: -iːz Etymology: Canton + -ese Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Canton|ese}} Canton + -ese Head templates: {{en-noun|~|Cantonese}} Cantonese (countable and uncountable, plural Cantonese)
  1. (countable) An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent. Tags: countable Translations (person from Canton): كَانْتُونِيّ (kantūniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), كَانْتُونِيَّة (kantūniyya) [feminine] (Arabic), cantonès [masculine] (Catalan), cantonesa [feminine] (Catalan), 廣東人 (Chinese Cantonese), 广东人 (gwong² dung¹ jan⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 廣州人 (Chinese Cantonese), 广州人 (gwong² zau¹ jan⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 廣東人 (Chinese Mandarin), 广东人 (Guǎngdōngrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 廣州人 (Chinese Mandarin), 广州人 (guǎngzhōurén) (Chinese Mandarin), Kantonees [masculine] (Dutch), Kantonese [feminine] (Dutch), kantonilainen (Finnish), Cantonais [masculine] (French), Cantonaise [feminine] (French), cantonés [masculine] (Galician), Kantonese [masculine] (German), Kantonesin [feminine] (German), cantonese [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 広東人 (Kantonjin) (alt: かんとんじん) (Japanese), 광동(廣東)사람 (Gwangdongsaram) (Korean), Кантонец (Kantonec) [masculine] (Macedonian), Кантонка (Kantonka) [feminine] (Macedonian), orang Kanton (Malay), Kanton (Malay), kantończyk [masculine] (Polish), kantonka [feminine] (Polish), cantonês [masculine] (Portuguese), канто́нец (kantónec) [masculine] (Russian), канто́нка (kantónka) [feminine] (Russian), cantonés [masculine] (Spanish), cantonesa [feminine] (Spanish), kantones [common-gender] (Swedish), Kantones (Tagalog), ชาวจีนกวางตุ้ง (chaao-jiin-gwaang-dtûng) (Thai), คนกวางตุ้ง (kon-gwaang-dtûng) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Cantonese-en-noun-abKlqGNm Disambiguation of 'person from Canton': 44 30 26
  2. (uncountable) A Sinitic language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of Mainland China, Guangdong (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese worldwide. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Languages Categories (place): China
    Sense id: en-Cantonese-en-noun-3YZFMJ~q Disambiguation of Languages: 8 0 19 0 9 31 33 Disambiguation of China: 3 0 0 2 5 82 8 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ese Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 0 28 1 4 27 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 0 17 2 6 30 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ese: 21 0 19 1 7 30 22
  3. (uncountable) A dialect of the Cantonese language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Cantonese language. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Yue Chinese [language, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], Yue [language, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], Cantonese language [language, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], Cantonese dialect [language, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], Cantonese dialect [dialectal], Cantonese language [dialectal] Hyponyms: Cantonese dialect (english: the dialect of Cantonese language treated as standard), Hoisanese/Toisanese/Taishanese (alt: the Cantonese subdialect spoken in the Greater Hoi San area, with subsubdialects), Hong Kong Cantonese (english: the dialect spoken in Hong Kong and Macau) Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Cantonese terms, Guangdong, Guangzhou, Guangzhouese, Guangzhounese
    Sense id: en-Cantonese-en-noun-rI42tLnw Disambiguation of Languages: 8 0 19 0 9 31 33 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 0 28 1 4 27 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 0 17 2 6 30 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (language): كَانْتُونِيَّة (kantūniyya) [feminine] (Arabic), cantonès [feminine] (Catalan), 廣東話 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 广东话 (Kńg-tang-oē) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 廣東話 (Chinese Cantonese), 广东话 (gwong² dung¹ waa²) (Chinese Cantonese), 粵語 (Chinese Cantonese), 粤语 (jyut⁶ jyu⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 廣府話 (Chinese Cantonese), 广府话 (gwong² fu² waa²) (Chinese Cantonese), 白話 (Chinese Cantonese), 白话 (alt: baak⁶ waa⁶⁻²) (Chinese Cantonese), 粵語 (Chinese Mandarin), 粤语 (yuèyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 廣東話 (Chinese Mandarin), 广东话 (guǎngdōnghuà) (Chinese Mandarin), cantonese [masculine] (Corsican), cantunese [masculine] (Corsican), kantonština [feminine] (Czech), kantonesisk (Danish), Kantonees [neuter] (Dutch), kantoninkiina (Finnish), cantonais [masculine] (French), cantonés [masculine] (Galician), Kantonesisch [neuter] (German), καντονέζικα (kantonézika) [neuter, plural] (Greek), 廣東話 (Hakka Chinese), 广东话 (Kóng-tûng-fa) (Hakka Chinese), 粵語 (Hakka Chinese), 粤语 (Ie̍t-ngî) (Hakka Chinese), Cantainis [feminine] (Irish), cantonese [masculine] (Italian), 広東語 粤語 (Kantongo) (alt: かんとんご) (Japanese), ភាសាចិនកាតាំង (phiesaa cən kaataŋ) (Khmer), 광둥어 (Gwangdung'eo) (Korean), 광동어 (Gwangdong'eo) (alt: 廣東語) (Korean), 월어 (Woreo) (alt: 粵語) (Korean), ка́нтонски (kántonski) [masculine] (Macedonian), bahasa Kanton (Malay), bahasa Kantonis (Malay), Kantonis (Malay), कँटोनीझ (kĕṇṭonījh) [feminine] (Marathi), Chinnouais d'Canton [masculine] (Norman), kantoński [masculine] (Polish), cantonês [masculine] (Portuguese), канто́нский язы́к (kantónskij jazýk) [masculine] (Russian), канто́нский (kantónskij) [masculine] (Russian), ю́э (júe) [masculine] (Russian), kantonščina [feminine] (Slovene), cantonés [masculine] (Spanish), kantonesiska (Swedish), Kantones (Tagalog), ภาษาจีนกวางตุ้ง (paa-sǎa-jiin-gwaang-dtûng) (Thai), Kantonca (Turkish), tiếng Quảng Đông (Vietnamese), Kantoneesk [neuter] (West Frisian), קאַנטאָנעזיש (kantonezish) [neuter] (Yiddish)
Disambiguation of 'language': 0 51 49

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
          "word": "cantonês"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kantónskij",
          "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
          "word": "канто́нский"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
          "word": "cantonés"
        },
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          "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
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            "human-sciences",
            "sciences"
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            "dialectal"
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        },
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            "dialectal"
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        "uncountable"
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    {
      "ipa": "/kæn.təˈniːz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kæn.təˈniz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːz"
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      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
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      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonès"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "yue",
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      "sense": "language",
      "word": "廣東話"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gwong² dung¹ waa²",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "广东话"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "粵語"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jyut⁶ jyu⁵",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "粤语"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "廣府話"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gwong² fu² waa²",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "广府话"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "白話"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "alt": "baak⁶ waa⁶⁻²",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "白话"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "廣東話"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "Kóng-tûng-fa",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "广东话"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "粵語"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "Ie̍t-ngî",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "粤语"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "Kńg-tang-oē",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "广东话"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "粵語"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yuèyǔ",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "粤语"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "廣東話"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guǎngdōnghuà",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "广东话"
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      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "co",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kantonština"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "kantonesisk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "language",
      "word": "kantoninkiina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonais"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonés"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kantonesisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kantonézika",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "καντονέζικα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Cantainis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonese"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "alt": "かんとんご",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Kantongo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "広東語 粤語"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "phiesaa cən kaataŋ",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ភាសាចិនកាតាំង"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Gwangdung'eo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "광둥어"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "alt": "廣東語",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Gwangdong'eo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "광동어"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "alt": "粵語",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Woreo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "월어"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kántonski",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ка́нтонски"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "bahasa Kanton"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "bahasa Kantonis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Kantonis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kĕṇṭonījh",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "कँटोनीझ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Chinnouais d'Canton"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kantoński"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonês"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kantónskij jazýk",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "канто́нский язы́к"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kantónskij",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "канто́нский"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "júe",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ю́э"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kantonščina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonés"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "kantonesiska"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Kantones"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "paa-sǎa-jiin-gwaang-dtûng",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ภาษาจีนกวางตุ้ง"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Kantonca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "tiếng Quảng Đông"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kantoneesk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 51 49",
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "kantonezish",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "קאַנטאָנעזיש"
    }
  ],
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    "Cantonese"
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}
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  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English indeclinable nouns",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "English relational adjectives",
    "English terms suffixed with -ese",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Rhymes:English/iːz",
    "Rhymes:English/iːz/3 syllables",
    "en:China",
    "en:Languages"
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        "3": "ese"
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      "expansion": "Canton + -ese",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
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        "1": "-"
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "glosses": [
        "Relating to the city of Guangzhou (Canton) or the province of Guangdong."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Guangzhou",
          "Guangzhou"
        ],
        [
          "Canton",
          "Canton"
        ],
        [
          "Guangdong",
          "Guangdong"
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      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
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      "glosses": [
        "Relating to Cantonese people."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Relating to Cantonese language."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Relating to Cantonese food/cuisine."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/kæn.təˈniːz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/kæn.təˈniz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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      "rhymes": "-iːz"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kāntūniyy",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "كَانْتُونِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kantūniyy",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "كَنْتُونِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "laktui",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "လက်တို"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "angkyitui",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "အင်္ကျီတို"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "cantonès"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "廣東嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gwong² dung¹ ge³",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "广东嘅"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "Kantonees"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "kantonilainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "cantonais"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "cantonés"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "kantonesisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "cantonese"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Kanton no",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "広東の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Gwangdong-ui",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "광동(廣東)의"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kantonski",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "кантонски"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "Kanton"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "kantoński"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "cantonês"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kantónskij",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "канто́нский"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "guandúnskij",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "гуанду́нский"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "cantonés"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "kantonesisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "relating to Canton",
      "word": "Kantones"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "laktuilu-myui:",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "လက်တိုလူမျိုး"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "angkyituilu-myui:",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "အင်္ကျီတိုလူမျိုး"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "cantonès"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "廣東人"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gwong² dung¹ jan⁴",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "广东人"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "Kantonees"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "kantonilainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "cantonais"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "kantonesisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "cantonese"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Kantonjin no",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "広東人の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Gwangdongsaram",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "광동(廣東)사람"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kántonski",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "ка́нтонски"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "orang Kanton"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "Kanton"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "kantoński"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "cantonês"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kantónskij",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "канто́нский"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "cantonés"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "kantonesisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese people",
      "word": "Kantones"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kāntūniyya",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "كَانْتُونِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kantūniyya",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "كَنْتُونِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "laktuica.ka:",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "လက်တိုစကား"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "angkyituica.ka:",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "အင်္ကျီတိုစကား"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "cantonès"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "廣東話"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gwong² dung¹ waa²",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "广东话"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "粵語"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jyut⁶ jyu⁵",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "粤语"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "Kantonees"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "kantoninkielinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "cantonais"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "kantonesisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "cantonese"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Kantongo no",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "広東語の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "廣東語",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Gwangdong'eo",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "광동어"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Gwangdongmal",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "광동(廣東)말"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kantonski",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "кантонски"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "bahasa Kanton"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "bahasa Kantonis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "Kantonis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "kantoński"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "cantonês"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kantónskij",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "канто́нский"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "kantonski"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "cantonés"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "kantonesisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "relating to the Cantonese language",
      "word": "Kantones"
    }
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}

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      ],
      "word": "كَانْتُونِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kantūniyya",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "كَانْتُونِيَّة"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "cantonès"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "廣東人"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gwong² dung¹ jan⁴",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "广东人"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "廣州人"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gwong² zau¹ jan⁴",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "广州人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "廣東人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Guǎngdōngrén",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "广东人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "廣州人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "广州人"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kantonees"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kantonese"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "kantonilainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Cantonais"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Cantonaise"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonés"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kantonese"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kantonesin"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonese"
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    {
      "alt": "かんとんじん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Kantonjin",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "広東人"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Gwangdongsaram",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "광동(廣東)사람"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Kantonec",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Кантонец"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Kantonka",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Кантонка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "orang Kanton"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "Kanton"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kantończyk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kantonka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonês"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kantónec",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "канто́нец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kantónka",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "канто́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonés"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonesa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "kantones"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "Kantones"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chaao-jiin-gwaang-dtûng",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "ชาวจีนกวางตุ้ง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kon-gwaang-dtûng",
      "sense": "person from Canton",
      "word": "คนกวางตุ้ง"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kantūniyya",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "كَانْتُونِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonès"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "廣東話"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gwong² dung¹ waa²",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "广东话"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "粵語"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jyut⁶ jyu⁵",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "粤语"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "廣府話"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gwong² fu² waa²",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "广府话"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "白話"
    },
    {
      "alt": "baak⁶ waa⁶⁻²",
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "白话"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "廣東話"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "Kóng-tûng-fa",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "广东话"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "粵語"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "Ie̍t-ngî",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "粤语"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "廣東話"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "Kńg-tang-oē",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "广东话"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "粵語"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yuèyǔ",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "粤语"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "廣東話"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guǎngdōnghuà",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "广东话"
    },
    {
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonese"
    },
    {
      "code": "co",
      "lang": "Corsican",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantunese"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kantonština"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "kantonesisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kantonees"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "kantoninkiina"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonais"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonés"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kantonesisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kantonézika",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "καντονέζικα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Cantainis"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonese"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かんとんご",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Kantongo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "広東語 粤語"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "phiesaa cən kaataŋ",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ភាសាចិនកាតាំង"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Gwangdung'eo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "광둥어"
    },
    {
      "alt": "廣東語",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Gwangdong'eo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "광동어"
    },
    {
      "alt": "粵語",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Woreo",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "월어"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kántonski",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ка́нтонски"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "bahasa Kanton"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "bahasa Kantonis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Kantonis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kĕṇṭonījh",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "कँटोनीझ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Chinnouais d'Canton"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kantoński"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonês"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kantónskij jazýk",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "канто́нский язы́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kantónskij",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "канто́нский"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "júe",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ю́э"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kantonščina"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cantonés"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "kantonesiska"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Kantones"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "paa-sǎa-jiin-gwaang-dtûng",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "ภาษาจีนกวางตุ้ง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Kantonca"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "tiếng Quảng Đông"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kantoneesk"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "kantonezish",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "קאַנטאָנעזיש"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Cantonese"
  ],
  "word": "Cantonese"
}

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