Definitions
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- proper noun
Chinese dialect spoken in the greater Taishan area ofGuangdong Province,China ; a dialect of Yue Chinese (Cantonese ). - noun A person who speaks the dialect of Taishanese
- noun A person from the area; or descended from people of the area of greater Taishan in
Guangdong Province,China ; - adjective pertaining to the area of greater Taishan of
Guangdong Province,China ; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mr. Liao said. is a fierce one even in Chinatowns in the United States, where many residents traditionally spoke Cantonese or a related language called Taishanese because their families came from
NYT > Global Home 2010
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In the US, there is a large number of Chinese who are descendants of immigrants from the otherwise unremarkable Guangdong region of Taishan (Toisan in Cantonese), who speak a distinctive dialect of Cantonese called Taishanese (or Toishanese).
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Mr. Liao said. is a fierce one even in Chinatowns in the United States, where many residents traditionally spoke Cantonese or a related language called Taishanese because their families came from
International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions 2010
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It was the port of entry for early Taishanese and Zhongshanese Chinese immigrants from the southern Guangdong province of China from the 1850′s to the 1900′s.
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It was the port of entry for early Taishanese and Zhongshanese Chinese immigrants from the southern Guangdong province of China from the 1850′s to the 1900′s.
San Francisco’s Chinatown is gateway to mystical east! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture 2008
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The majority of the Chinese shopkeepers, restaurant owners, and hired workers in Chinatown were predominantly Taishanese and male.
San Francisco’s Chinatown is gateway to mystical east! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture 2008
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To a Taishanese ear it is actually much more potent than that.
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The Chinese words spoken in this book are a combination of the Cantonese and Taishanese dialects of southern China.
RUBY LU, BRAVE and true Lenore Look 2004
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The Chinese words spoken in this book are a combination of the Cantonese and Taishanese dialects of southern China.
RUBY LU, BRAVE and true Lenore Look 2004
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The Chinese words spoken in this book are a combination of the Cantonese and Taishanese dialects of southern China.
RUBY LU, BRAVE and true Lenore Look 2004
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