Catonese 

The official 'language' of cats.

catonese : Mew meow mew mew mew mowwww mew mow mow mew mow mow

translation

Cats rule, Dogs are a mans best chinese meal.

Catonese by samir z December 19, 2005

Catonese 

The sophisticated and mysterious language of our feline overlords. Especially when used to control their human minions.

This morning, my cat beckoned me with regal catonese, signaling that it was time for his breakfast to be served promptly.

Catonese by BebberoniBizza August 27, 2023

Canonese 

The language photographers who own Canon cameras and gear use in forums and in everyday life that can be abbreviations or idioms that other photographers will not understand. For example: The 5D DoF with the UW lenses is much more pronounced than the 40D because of the crop factor.

If you don't speak Canonese, you probably don't know anything about Canon photography.

Canonese by SuzyView February 18, 2008

Cantonese 

A language spoken a lot in the south of China as well as around the world (especially in Chinese takeaways). It's roughly as related to Mandarin Chinese as English is to German: A speaker of (only) Cantonese cannot readily understand a speaker of (only) Mandarin Chinese and vice versa. Cantonese is spoken and not written, just as Mandarin Chinese is: Cantonese speakers and Mandarin Chinese speakers write in Written Chinese. It just happens that Mandarin Chinese is closer to the written standard.

If you're from the US or the UK, when you think you hear "Chinese", it's likely Cantonese, especially if your knowledge of "Chinese" is limited to "chicken chow mein".

Mandarin: "Tian bu pa, di bu pa, zhi pa guangdong ren shuo putonghua."
Translation: 'I fear neither heaven nor earth, I only fear Cantonese speakers trying to speak Mandarin'.

Cantonese: "Tin mh geng, deih mh geng ji geng bak fong yahn gong gwong dung wah mh jehng".
Translation: 'I fear neither heaven nor earth, I only fear Mandarin speakers speaking Cantonese so inaccurately'.
(From chinese-lessons.com)

Cantonese by rent-a-linguist December 28, 2010

Cantonese 

Cantonese is one of the languages spoken in China. It is not a dialect of the invented "Chinese language". It is a language itself, such as Mandarin. The only difference is that Mandarin is the official one, and Cantonese is not.

Luca: Hi, Zeke! what've you been up to?
Ezekiel: Oh, I've been studying a lot for my exam tomorrow
Luca: exam of what?
Ezekiel: Oops, I forgot to tell you that I took up Cantonese, which is a language spoken in China. It is not the official one, though.

Cantonese by Ezechiel August 16, 2006

Cantonese 

1 - The proper way of calling someone from the Canton region of china, or extensively, someone from Hong Kong.

2 - The language locals speak in the Canton region oh China, or extensively, the language locals speak in Hong Kong.

1)
Hello everybody! I'm cantonese! (I seriously am one.)

2)
Random Guy: Do you speak cantonese?
Me: Yes, Im from Hong Kong...

Cantonese by Epicguyof1337 September 30, 2013

Cantonese 

1. A Sinitic language spoken mainly in Guangxi, Guangdong, Macau, and Hongkong.

2. Someone from Cantonese speaking areas, in particular inhabitants of Canton ( Guangzhou )

4. Anything related to Canton

a. Woooo I love Cantonese food it is absolutely delicious! 😋

b. Sorry, I don’t speak Cantonese.

c. I just bought some traditional Cantonese mooncakes from Fatshan ( Foshan ), it’s amazing!

Cantonese by I ❤️ baguette 🥖 August 7, 2021