Definitions
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- proper noun
Chinese dialect spoken in the greater Hoi San area ofGuangdong Province,China ; a dialect of Yue Chinese (Cantonese ) - noun A person who speaks the dialect of Hoisanese
- noun A person from the area; or descended from people of the area of greater Hoi San in
Guangdong Province,China - adjective pertaining to the area of greater Hoi San of
Guangdong Province,China ; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region
Etymologies
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Hoi San + -ese, from the Hoisanese pronouncation for 台山 (Hoi San/Hoi-San/Hoi-san/Hoisan).
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