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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

cartineese 

W language invested by the greatest artist of all time playboi carti
1: Yo bro there is aliens here how should i talk to them
2: just ise cartineese

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

Carlinesque 

A word, phrase, dialogue or gesture which resembles or has the essence of the legendary comedian George Carlin.
"The way you told off that cop was almost Carlinesque!"
"The article on the 'Senselessness of Jogging' had a very Carlinesque tone."
Carlinesque by adumb May 5, 2005

capinese 

When you “cap” about stuff aka lie
bruh you’re really speaking Capinese
capinese by TahHoneyBadger December 26, 2019