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Distribution of Chinese dialect groups within the Greater China Region This video explains the differences in pronunciation and vocabulary among Mandarin Dialects (Std. Mandarin, Sichuan Mandarin and NE Mandarin) and Cantonese. The following is a list of Sinitic languages and their dialects.
Cantopop (a contraction of " Cantonese pop music") is a genre of pop music sung in Cantonese. [1] Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production and consumption. [2] The genre began in the 1970s and became associated with Hong Kong popular music from the middle of the decade. [1]
This is a list of C-pop artists and groups. C-pop, which encompasses mainly Mandopop and Cantopop (and to some extent Hokkien pop and pop music of other Chinese dialects), represents the main pop music in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as Chinese-speaking communities in the rest of the world.
The Music of Hong Kong is an eclectic mixture of traditional and popular genres. Cantopop is one of the more prominent genres of music produced in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta regularly perform western classical music in the city. There is also a long tradition of Cantonese opera within Hong Kong.
Shine (Hong Kong group) Softhard. Strayz. Boy'z. Super Girls (Hong Kong group) Supper Moment. Swing (Hong Kong band)
Yue Chinese. Yue (Cantonese pronunciation: [jyːt̚˨]) is a branch of the Sinitic languages primarily spoken in Southern China, particularly in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (collectively known as Liangguang). The term Cantonese is often used to refer to the whole branch, but linguists prefer to reserve the name Cantonese for the ...
v. t. e. Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta, and is currently spoken by over 82.4 million native speakers. [ 1 ]
Music portal The main articles for this category are Cantonese language and singing . A listing of artists who have sung at least one EP or album in the Cantonese language.