As nouns the difference between china and toisanese
is that china is (uncountable) the root of a climbing plant, smilax china l, once believed to have important medicinal properties or china can be (cockney rhyming slang|countable) mate (ie, friend) while toisanese is a person who speaks the dialect of toisanese.
As a proper noun toisanese is
chinese dialect spoken in the greater toi san area of guangdong province, china; a dialect of yue chinese (cantonese).
As an adjective toisanese is
pertaining to the area of greater toi san of guangdong province, china; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region.
china
Proper noun
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en proper noun)
A country in East Asia, officially named the People's Republic of China ().
A region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The civilization of the Chinese people.
(very rarely) A female given name.
Derived terms
* China Hand
* Chinaman
* China syndrome
* Chinese
* sinophobia
See also
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* Cathay
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* all the tea in China
* made in China
Anagrams
* (l)
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toisanese
English
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
Chinese dialect spoken in the greater Toi San area of Guangdong Province, China; a dialect of Yue Chinese (Cantonese)
Noun
(-)
A person who speaks the dialect of Toisanese
A person from the area; or descended from people of the area of greater Toi San in Guangdong Province, China
Adjective
(-)
pertaining to the area of greater Toi San of Guangdong Province, China; its people; their descendants; the main dialect of the region
Synonyms
* Taishanese, Toishanese, Hoisanese