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jyutˍ₆粵jyuˏ₅語
(粤语)
Pinyin
yue4 yu3
Translations
noun
(formal) the Cantonese language. Alt.: 廣東話, 廣府話, 廣州話
baakˍ₆白waaˊ²話manˎ₄文
(白话文)
Pinyin
bai2 hua4 wen2
Translations
noun
Vernacular Chinese -- written Chinese based on the grammar of the Mandarin dialect, replaced 文言文 (Classical Chinese) during the early 20th century. Basically all Chinese writing today is 白話文.