cantonese(n = noun.communication) cantonese dialect, yue, yue dialect - the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China;
is a kind of chinese
cantonese, adj. & n.
--adj. of Canton or the Cantonese dialect of Chinese.
--n. (pl. same)
1 a native of Canton.
2 the dialect of Chinese spoken in SE China and Hong Kong.
Etymology:
Canton in China