Taishanese

English

Etymology

Taishan +‎ -ese. From Mandarin 臺山／台山 (Táishān).

Proper noun

Taishanese

A Yue Chinese lect spoken in the greater Taishan area of Guangdong Province, China.

Translations

Chinese dialect

Burmese: လက်တို စကား (laktuica.ka:), အင်္ကျီတို စကား (angkyituica.ka:)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 臺山話／台山话 (toi⁴ saan¹ waa^6-2)

Mandarin: 臺山話／台山话 (Táishānhuà)

Taishanese: 臺山話／台山话 (hoi³ san¹ va^5*)
French: hoisanais m, taishanais m, toisanais m
Russian: тайша́ньский m (tajšánʹskij) (dialect), тайшаньхуа́ m (tajšanʹxuá)

Noun

Taishanese (plural Taishanese)

A person who speaks the dialect of Taishanese.
A person from the area; or descended from people of the area of greater Taishan in Guangdong Province, China.

Adjective

Taishanese (not comparable)

Pertaining to the area of greater Taishan of Guangdong Province, China; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region.

Synonyms

Toisanese, Toishanese, Hoisanese

Anagrams

anesthesia

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