Cantonese, commonly known as vernacular, also known as Cantonese, belongs to Sino-Tibetan tonal language dialect, is the mother tongue of Guangfu people, and is the most important gene and the most distinctive symbol of Guangfu culture. Cantonese is widely used in central and western Guangdong, southeastern Guangxi, South China, Hong Kong, Macao and some countries or regions in Southeast Asia, as well as overseas Chinese communities.
Cantonese can be divided into Guangzhou dialect, Foshan dialect, Dongguan dialect, Weitou dialect, Zhuhai dialect, Zhongshan dialect, Jiangmen dialect, Longmen dialect, Zhaoqing dialect, Yunfu dialect, Qingyuan dialect, Zhanjiang dialect, Maoming dialect, Yangjiang dialect,? Ancient Chinese, Biaojia dialect, Hong Kong and Macao dialect, Macau dialect, Guangxi Nanning dialect, Wuzhou dialect, Yulin dialect, Guigang dialect, Beihai dialect, Fangchenggang dialect, Danzhou dialect and Hainan Mai dialect.
Historical origin
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 called "Yue", and they are called Baiyue, Baiyue, Zhu Yue and Guangdong in the literature, and "Nanyue" in Historical Records and Hanshu.
After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the meanings of "Yue" and "Yue" began to differ. The former is mostly used in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Wu-speaking areas, while the latter is mostly used in Lingnan and Guangdong, which has long been collectively referred to as Lingnan area. Later, Guangdong and Guangdong were separated. Guangdong is specifically referred to as Guangdong, and Guangxi is called "Gui" for short. Cantonese is called "Tang dialect" in Chinatown in the United States, while Guangfu dialect and provincial dialect are used.