Toisanese
English
Alternative forms
- Taishanese, Toishanese, Hoisanese
Etymology
Toisan + -ese. From Cantonese 台山話／台山话 (toi4 saan1 waa6-2).
Proper noun
Toisanese
- Chinese dialect spoken in the greater Toisan area of Guangdong Province, China; a dialect of Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
Noun
Toisanese (uncountable)
- A person who speaks the dialect of Toisanese
- A person from the area; or descended from people of the area of greater Toisan in Guangdong Province, China
Adjective
Toisanese (not comparable)
- pertaining to the area of greater Toisan of Guangdong Province, China; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region
Translations
Hoisanese — see Hoisanese
Anagrams
- eosinates