Cantonese Translator
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About Cantonese
Cantonese is a Sinitic language originating from the Canton region of southern China. It has a history spanning over two thousand years and developed alongside the major trade routes of the Pearl River Delta. Today it is spoken by approximately 85 million people worldwide.
Cantonese is the dominant language of Hong Kong, Macau, and Guangdong province in China, and is widely spoken in overseas Chinese communities. It is written using Traditional Chinese characters, often supplemented with special Cantonese-specific characters for colloquial speech. Cantonese is notable for having six to nine tones, compared to Mandarin's four, making it one of the most tonally complex major languages in the world.
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