Standard Cantonese

Standard Cantonese is a variant of Cantonese, generally considered the prestige dialect. It is spoken natively in and around the cities of Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Macau in southern China. Standard Cantonese is the official Chinese spoken language of Hong Kong and Macau, and a prestige dialect and lingua franca in Guangdong province and some neighbouring areas. It is also spoken by many overseas Chinese, especially those of Cantonese descent, in Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, United States, Australia, Europe, and elsewhere. Traditionally, Cantonese was the lingua franca of overseas Chinese communities in the Western world, although that situation has changed with the increasing importance of Mandarin in the Chinese-speaking world as well as immigration from other provinces.

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Variant - Cantonese - Prestige dialect - Guangzhou - Hong Kong - Macau - Southern - China - Chinese spoken language - Lingua franca - Guangdong province - Overseas Chinese - Cantonese descent - Singapore - Malaysia - Canada - United States - Australia - Europe

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In popular speech, Standard Cantonese is often known simply as Cantonese, though in academic linguistics the name can also refer to the broader category to which it belongs, Cantonese language or Yuet6yue5; (TC:?? / SC:??, pinyin: Yueyu). Standard Cantonese is also known as the Gwongfu wa or Government of Canton speech (Gwong2fu2 Wa2, TC: ???, SC: ???).

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Cantonese language - TC - SC - Pinyin

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