Yue

See also: yue, yuè, yuē, and yuě

English

Alternative forms

• Yueh, Yüeh (from Mandarin)
• Viet, Việt (from Vietnamese)
• Yuht, Jyut (from Cantonese)

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 粵／粤 (yuè) or Mandarin 越 (yuè).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːeɪ/, /juːˈeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Proper noun

Yue

1. The modern Sinitic language which includes Cantonese (Canton) dialect.
   • 1989, S. Robert Ramsey, The Languages of China, page 98:

     The Yue dialects are popularly known as the Cantonese dialects. [...] The speech of Canton City, which is Cantonese in its narrower sense, is the best known and most generally esteemed of the Yue dialects.

   • 2000, George L. Campbell, “YUE (Cantonese)”, in Compendium of the World's Languages, page 1793:

     One form of Yue—that of Canton—has provided an umbrella term for the whole [language] complex—Cantonese.

2. People who speak Yue, such as the Cantonese and Taishanese.
   • 1989, S. Robert Ramsey, The Languages of China, page 98:

     If there is a well-defined subgroup of the Han Chinese today, it is the Yue.

3. Any of several ancient Tai peoples of what is now Guangdong province, or their languages.

Translations

language

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 粵語／粤语 (yue) (jyut⁶ jyu⁵)

  Hakka: 粵語／粤语 (ye̍t-ngî)

  Hokkien: 粵語／粤语 (oa̍t-gí, oa̍t-gú)

  Mandarin: 粵語／粤语 (zh) (yuèyǔ)

• French: yue (fr) m
• Malay: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: ю́э (ru) m (júe), канто́нский (ru) m (kantónskij)
• Spanish: yue (es) m
• Swedish: yue ?, kantonesiska (sv) c

Noun

Yue

1. (ceramics) Yue ware, a southern Chinese style of celadon-glazed stoneware.

Related terms

• Jyutping
• Vietnam

See also

• ISO 639-3 code yue (SIL)

Anagrams

• U-ey, uey