Toisanese

Origin

Toi San + -ese. From the Guandonghua Cantonese pronouncation from Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou for 台山 (Toi San/Toi-San/Toi-san/Toisan)

Full definition of Toisanese

Proper noun

1. Chinese dialect spoken in the greater Toi San area of Guangdong Province, China; a dialect of Yue Chinese (Cantonese)

Noun

1. A person who speaks the dialect of Toisanese
2. A person from the area; or descended from people of the area of greater Toi San in Guangdong Province, China

Adjective

1. pertaining to the area of greater Toi San of Guangdong Province, China; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region

Synonyms

• Taishanese, Toishanese, Hoisanese