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  • proper noun The modern Sinitic language which includes Cantonese (Canton) dialect. ISO 639-3: yue
  • proper noun People who speak Yue, such as the Cantonese and Taishanese
  • proper noun Any of several ancient Tai peoples of what is now Guangdong province, or their languages
  • noun ceramics Yue ware, a southern Chinese style of celadon-glazed stoneware

Etymologies

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Mandarin Chinese Yuè (/ for the modern sense; or / in the ancient sense)

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