cantonese
広東語
解説 Definition
中国南部の広東地方で話される中国語の方言。香港やマカオでも広く使用されている言語。
A Chinese language variety originating in Guangdong and widely spoken in Hong Kong, Macau, and many overseas Chinese communities. As the name of a language, Cantonese is normally capitalized in English.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Cantonese は広東の旧英語名 Canton に「〜の言語・人」を表す -ese を付けた語で、Japanese、Vietnamese と同じ形です。言語名なので通常は大文字で Cantonese と書き、speak Cantonese、Cantonese pronunciation の形で使います。Mandarin は別の中国語変種なので、香港・マカオ・広東という地域像と結び付けて区別します。
Break Cantonese into Canton, an older Western name associated with Guangdong, and -ese, the same language-and-origin ending seen in Japanese and Vietnamese. This makes the core sense “the language of Canton or Guangdong” easy to retain. Connect it geographically with Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, and learn the natural phrase speak Cantonese. Always capitalize the language name in English. Do not use Cantonese as another name for Mandarin: both belong to the broader Chinese language family, but they are distinct varieties with major differences in pronunciation and everyday vocabulary.
例文
Cantonese is widely spoken in Hong Kong, Macau, and the Guangdong province of China.
広東語は香港、マカオ、中国の広東省で広く話されています。
Cantonese has nine tones, making it one of the most tonal Chinese dialects.
広東語には9つの声調があり、中国語の方言の中で最も声調が多い言語の一つです。
Many overseas Chinese communities speak Cantonese as their primary language.
海外の多くの中国人コミュニティでは広東語が主要な言語として話されています。
cantonese の類義語・関連語
cantonese の語源・成り立ち Etymology
cantoneseは、広東の旧称「Canton（ポルトガル語Cantãoに由来）」に、言語を示す接尾辞「-ese（ラテン語-ensis派生）」を組み合わせた語です。JapaneseやVietnameseと同構造で、地名に語尾を添え「広東の言葉」と意味させる直感的な語形です。
Cantonese was formed from Canton, the older English name associated with the city of Guangzhou and the surrounding Guangdong region, plus the suffix -ese. Canton entered European usage through Portuguese Cantão, representing a regional Chinese place-name. The suffix -ese, ultimately related to Latin -ensis, forms words denoting connection with a place, its people, or its language. Cantonese consequently developed the direct sense “of Canton,” including the name of the language variety spoken there.
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