Cantonese in Chinese
yuè yǔ ·Cantonese (language) ·21 strokes
Cantonese in Chinese is 粤语, pronounced yuè yǔ.
How to write 粤语
Animated stroke order — tap a character to replay. Look up any character's stroke order → Printable writing worksheet for 粤语 →
Stroke order of 粤
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Stroke order of 语
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粤语 in a sentence
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她 会 讲 粤 语 。She can speak Cantonese.
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香 港 很 多 人 说 粤 语 。Many people in Hong Kong speak Cantonese.
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我 在 学 粤 语 。I am learning Cantonese.
粤语 vs 广东话 vs 普通话
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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广东话 guǎng dōng huà Cantonese (spoken)
The colloquial name — 'Guangdong speech'. 粤语 is the formal/written label; same language.
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普通话 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin
The national standard. 粤语 is a different spoken variety — mutually unintelligible speech, largely shared writing.