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. 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. Guangdong is called "Nanyue" in Historical Records and "Nanyue" in 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 areas, which has long been regarded as a general term for Lingnan areas? . Later, the appellation of Guangdong and Guangxi was distinguished. "Guangdong" refers to Guangdong, and Guangxi is called "Guangxi" for short.
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There are many unique or derived words in Cantonese. It contains nine tones and six tones, retains the characteristics of ancient Chinese, and has a complete series of characters, which can be completely expressed by Chinese characters (Cantonese characters). Besides Mandarin, China is the only Chinese language independently studied in foreign universities. At present, Cantonese is the official language of Hong Kong and Macao, the fourth largest language in Australia, the third largest language in the United States and Canada, and the second largest language in New Zealand. Cantonese is the mother tongue of Guangfu people and an important carrier of Guangfu culture. Cantonese is written as "Canton" in English and "Yidong" in Japanese, which is generally called "Cantonese".
Refer to the above? Baidu Encyclopedia-Cantonese