Cantonese, known as Cantonese and Guangfu dialect in Guangdong and vernacular in Guangxi, is a kind of tonal language and belongs to Sino-Tibetan Chinese dialect. It is the mother tongue of Guangfu people in Guangdong and Cantonese people in Guangxi. Widely used in central and western Guangdong, southeastern Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macao and some countries or regions in South China and Southeast Asia, as well as overseas Chinese communities.
There are some sayings about the origin of Cantonese, such as the elegant words of the Central Plains in the north and the Chu language of Chu State. From the Han Dynasty to the Tang and Song Dynasties, the Han nationality in the Central Plains moved to Lingnan continuously, which promoted the development and stereotypes of Cantonese. Cantonese has not changed much since Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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Cantonese is called Cantonese and Guangfu dialect in Guangdong. Cantonese is called vernacular in Guangxi, and Han residents who use Cantonese are called vernacular people. It is widely used in central and western Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and southeastern Guangxi in southern China, as well as overseas Chinese communities in some countries in Southeast Asia, Europe and America. Cantonese is called "Tang dialect" in Chinatown in the United States.
Its name comes from China's ancient appellation "Yue" or "Yue" to the coastal area south of the Yangtze River. In ancient books, Yue means Yue, which was very common in ancient times. For the tribes in the coastal areas south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, they are often collectively referred to as "Yue", and in the literature they are called Baiyue, Baiyue and.