Cantonese Dictionary

籲

jyu6

Mandarin: yu4

to implore | to request | to appeal | to plead | to urge | to beseech | to cry | to beg for help | # adapted from cc-cedict

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粤文

jyut6 man4

Mandarin: yue4 wen2

Guangdong language; written Cantonese

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粤西

jyut6 sai1

Mandarin: Yue4 xi1

western part of Guangdong Province

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粵

jyut6

Mandarin: Yue4

Simplified: 粤

Cantonese | short name for Guangdong 广东Guǎngdōng [广东] | initial particle | # adapted from cc-cedict

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粵人

jyut6 jan4

Mandarin: Yue4 ren2

Simplified: 粤人

Guangdong people; Cantonese people

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粵劇

jyut6 kek6

Mandarin: yue4 ju4

Cantonese opera

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粵北

jyut6 bak1

[n] North Guangdong

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粵拼

jyut6 ping3

Mandarin: yue4 pin1

Jyutping - a Cantonese phonetic romanization scheme created by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong in 1993

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粵文

jyut6 man4

Mandarin: yue4 wen2

Simplified: 粤文

Guangdong language; written Cantonese

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粵日詞典

jyut6 jat6 ci4 din2

a Cantonese-Japanese dictionary

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粵曲

jyut6 kuk1

Mandarin: yue4 qu3

Simplified: 粤曲

(noun) Chinese opera

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粵東

jyut6 dung1

Mandarin: Yue4 dong1

Simplified: 粤东

eastern part of Guangdong Province

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粵海方言

jyut6 hoi2 fong1 jin4

Mandarin: yue4 hai3 fang1 yan2

Yuehai division of Yue dialects

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粵港澳

jyut6 gong2 ou3

Mandarin: yue4 gang3 ao4

Cantonese (cultural, economical) area collectively formed by the mainland Guangdong province, Hong Kong, and Macau

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粵港澳大灣區

jyut6 gong2 ou3 daai6 waan1 keoi1

Mandarin: yue4 gang3 ao4 da4 wan1 qu1

Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Greater Bay Area; Greater Bay Area of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau

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粵犬吠雪

jyut6 hyun2 fai6 syut3

a man of little experience is easily astonished (literally: 'a Cantonese dog barks at snow')

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粵省

jyut6 saang2

Mandarin: yue4 sheng3

Simplified: 粤省

Guangdong Province

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粵英字典

jyut6 jing1 zi6 din2

Mandarin: Yue4 ying1 zi4dian3

Simplified: 粤英字典

a Cantonese to English dictionary [written and colloquial]

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粵英詞典

jyut6 jing1 ci4 din2

a Cantonese-English dictionary

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粵菜

jyut6 coi3

[n] Cantonese cuisine

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粵西

jyut6 sai1

Mandarin: Yue4 xi1

Simplified: 粤西

(noun) the Guangxi Province of China

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粵語

jyut6 jyu5

Mandarin: yue4 yu3

(formal) the Cantonese language. Alt.: 廣東話, 廣府話, 廣州話

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粵語拼音

jyut6 jyu5 ping3 jam1

Mandarin: yue4 yu3 pin1 yin1

Cantonese romanisation

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粵語教科書

jyut6 jyu5 gaau3 fo1 syu1

[n] a Cantonese textbook

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粵語時代曲

jyut6 jyu5 si4 doi6 kuk1

[n] Cantonese period songs

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粵語正音運動

jyut6 jyu5 zing3 jam1 wan6 dung6

Mandarin: Yue4 yu3 zheng4 yin1 yun4 dong5

Simplified: 粤语正音运动

Cantonese Correct Pronunciation Action

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粵語殘片

jyut6 jyu5 caan4 pin3*2

Cantonese

old Cantonese films, specifically those made in black and white in Hong Kong before the 1960s

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粵語殘片

jyut6 jyu5 caan4 pin3

Mandarin: Yue4 yu3 can2 pian4

Simplified: 粤语残片

black-and-white Chinese films (spoken)

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粵語流行曲

jyut6 jyu5 lau4 hang4 kuk1

Mandarin: Yue4 yu3 liu2 xing2 qu3

Simplified: 粤语流行曲

Cantopop

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粵語片

jyut6 jyu5 pin2

Mandarin: Yue4 yu3 pian4

Simplified: 粤语片

Cantonese films

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