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  • noun the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China

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Examples

  • The consumers in the clan are known as yue guang zu in Chinese.

    NYT > Home Page By BEN SCHOTT 2011

  • In the 1970s, the Vietnamese were called yue ziu, yue meaning ` Vietnam. '

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XX No 1 1991

  • On other floors, a fourth-grade class took an English spelling test while a group of seventh-graders practiced playing the Chinese yue qin guitar and the zither-like guzheng in a music class.

    Growing Diversity Fuels Chinese School Yukari Iwatani Kane 2011

  • “Shi yue gong cheng” pronounced shr yoo-eh gawng chung means saint baby or Tao Baby takes ten months to grow.

    Tao II Dr. 2010

  • “Chuan sui yue wu xing” pronounced chwahn sway yoo-eh woo shing means time passes without notice.

    Tao II Dr. 2010

  • In the movie, Hong Kong's top comedian Sandra Ng Kwan-yue plays Macy; Anita is played by the pretty 1990s pop singer Vivian Chow Wai-man.

    Hong Kong: A Love Story 2010

  • “Yu ri yue tong hui” pronounced yü rr yoo-eh tawng hway means shine together with the sun and moon.

    Tao II Dr. 2010

  • “Ri wang yue lai” pronounced rr wahng yoo-eh lye means sun goes, moon comes.

    Tao II Dr. 2010

  • “Ri wang yue lai” pronounced rr wahng yoo-eh lye means sun goes, moon comes.

    Tao II Dr. 2010

  • “Shi yue gong cheng” pronounced shr yoo-eh gawng chung means saint baby or Tao Baby takes ten months to grow.

    Tao II Dr. 2010

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