Toisanese

Toisanese
1. noun
a) Chinese dialect spoken in the greater Toi San area of Guangdong Province, China; a dialect of Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
b) A person who speaks the dialect of Toisanese
pertaining to the area of greater Toi San of Guangdong Province, China; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region
Syn: Taishanese, Toishanese, Hoisanese

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