Is Cantonese a dialect?

Cantonese is one of the seven dialects of Chinese tonal language and Chinese, which belongs to Sino-Tibetan language family and is also the mother tongue of Guangfu people of Han nationality.

Cantonese is widely used in central and western Guangdong, central and southern Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macao and some countries or regions in Southeast Asia, as well as overseas Chinese communities. Its name comes from China's ancient appellation "Yue" or "Yue" to the south.

Cantonese population ranks third in China's domestic language-using population ranking, second only to China Northern Dialect, which is used by about 800 million people, and Wu Dialect, which is used by about 80 million people, ranking 16 in the world. Although the population is smaller than Mandarin, Cantonese is widely used.

Cantonese is not only widely used in overseas Chinese communities, but also supports Cantonese culture centered on Hong Kong culture and South Guangdong culture, which makes Cantonese have strong influence and vitality. It can be said that Cantonese is one of the most vital languages in the world at present.

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Cantonese accent is a recognized standard accent in Cantonese. However, with the influx of migrants in recent years, the migrants in some original Cantonese cities in Guangdong are even more than the local population, followed by a large increase in the number of people using northern Chinese dialects. In addition, in recent years, canto pop, Hong Kong and TV movies have strongly influenced Cantonese users in Chinese mainland, and the central city of Cantonese culture has actually moved from Guangzhou to Hong Kong.

There are some differences between Cantonese and Cantonese in Hong Kong, which can sometimes be distinguished from the overall accent. But individual words are often difficult to distinguish.

Cantonese retains many ancient Chinese elements, including many standard Cantonese and Cantonese Cantonese ancient pronunciations, as well as many ancient words with quaint wording. Moreover, many Cantonese words, including modal particles, can be found directly in China ancient books. In the northern dialect of China, these archaic words have been abandoned or rarely used.

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