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Cantonese

Literal Translation
The language and culture of the Guangdong province of Southern China, including Hong Kong. Cantonese is a distinct language from Mandarin (not a dialect — the two are not mutually intelligible). The vast majority of the British Chinese community that arrived in the UK in the 1950s-80s was Cantonese-speaking, predominantly from Hong Kong and the New Territories.