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廣州話

gwong2 zau1 waa6*2

guang3 zhou1 hua4

Cantonese languagewhereas 廣東話 typically refers to the entire family of Cantonese languages, 廣州話 often refers specifically to the dialect spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), which is also spoken in Hong Kong.

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 224,000

廣州話

廣 gwong2 guang3 an1 guang1 guang4 - broad, spacious
州 zau1 zhou1 - administrative district in ancient China
話 waa6 waa6*2 hua4 - speech; words; sayings

This word was added by claw on 4th Sep 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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