yue
yue — 名詞
1. The Chinese language variety that originated in the southeastern coastal region
粵語;廣東話
主要通行於中國南方、香港、澳門的漢語分支
The Chinese language variety that originated in the southeastern coastal region of China and serves as the main everyday language of Hong Kong, Macau, and many overseas Chinese communities.
Jabari speaks Yue with his Hong Kong colleagues at the office every day.
Jabari 每天在辦公室和香港同事說粵語。
speak + language name for everyday use
The Cantonese drama series that Anong watches every week is in Yue.
Anong 每週追的那齣廣東話劇集是以粵語配音的。
Hari decided to learn Yue before his business trip to Guangzhou next year.
Hari 決定在明年去廣州出差前先學好廣東話。
Mira's grandmother speaks only Yue, so the family uses it at every dinner.
Mira 的祖母只會說粵語,所以一家人吃飯時都用廣東話交談。
In the Hong Kong film, the main character switches between English and Yue.
在那部香港電影裡,主角在英語和粵語之間切換。
- Cantonese
the everyday English term, more widely used in general conversation
- Cantonese language
slightly more formal than 'Cantonese' but still common
文法句型
Yue (no article)
用法筆記
In everyday English, the term 'Cantonese' is far more common; 'Yue' is the formal linguistic name preferred in academic writing and language classification.