Hoisanese

English

Etymology

Hoisan +‎ -ese. From Taishanese 台山 (hoi3 san1).

Proper noun

Hoisanese

The Chinese dialect spoken in the greater Hoisan area of Guangdong Province, China; a dialect of Yue Chinese (Cantonese).

Noun

Hoisanese (uncountable)

A person who speaks the dialect of Hoisanese.
A person from the area; or descended from people of the area of greater Hoisan in Guangdong Province, China.

Adjective

Hoisanese (not comparable)

Pertaining to the area of greater Hoisan of Guangdong Province, China; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region.

Synonyms

Taishanese, Toishanese, Toisanese

Translations

a dialect of Cantonese

Chinese:
Cantonese: 台山話, 台山话 (toi⁴ saan¹ waa⁶^-²)
Hoisanese: 台山話, 台山话 (hoi²² san³³ va³²⁵)

Mandarin: 台山話, 台山话 (táishānhuà)

French: hoisanais m, taishanais m, toisanais m
Russian: тайша́ньский m (tajšánʹskij) (диале́кт), тайшаньхуа́ m (tajšanʹxuá)

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