Does Cantonese originate from Guangxi or Guangdong?

Cantonese originated in Guangxi and is used in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and even some countries and regions in Southeast Asia. Cantonese retains many elements of middle ancient Chinese and the entering tone of middle ancient Chinese. Some people think that Cantonese is the national language of the Tang Dynasty, so the ancient poems of the Tang Dynasty are more attractive in Cantonese recitation.

Where did Cantonese originate?

Cantonese is a dialect that Cantonese people often use now, but actually the real birthplace of Cantonese is Wuzhou, Guangxi. Besides Guangdong and Guangxi, Cantonese is also used in Hong Kong, Macao and some countries and regions in Southeast Asia.

Cantonese is a kind of pronunciation that retains many elements of middle ancient Chinese. For example, the entering tone of medieval Chinese was completely preserved. In Guang Yun, we can find that the initials, tones and finals of Cantonese are very consistent with Guang Yun, the standard rhyme book of ancient Chinese.

Some people think that Cantonese is the national language of the Tang Dynasty, so some Tang poems will be more rhyming and charming when read in Cantonese. At the same time, there are many unique or derived words in Cantonese, which is one of the reasons why Cantonese is more difficult to learn than many other dialects.