広東語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
広	東	語
かん Grade: 2	とん Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2
irregular		goon

Alternative spelling
廣東語 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

広東 (Kanton, “Canton”) +‎ 語 (-go, “language”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) カントンご [kàńtóńgó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kã̠ntõ̞ŋɡo̞]
Audio: (file)

Noun

広(かん)東(とん)語(ご) or 広東語(カントンご) • (kantongo)

Cantonese (language)
(historical, Taiwan under Japanese rule) Hakka (language)

See also

粤(えつ)語(ご) (etsugo)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN