Although Cantonese is only a dialect of southern part in China, its history was actually 1,200 years longer than official Chinese language Mandarin and it is spoken by more than 100 million people. Cantonese is a colloquial language and usually written in traditional Chinese characters. The grammar and structure of Cantonese are very similar to Mandarin but the pronunciation is completely different.
My favorite singer Eason Chan comes from Hong Kong. Therefore almost all of his songs are sung in Cantonese. And I have learned a lot of Cantonese through the lyrics.
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