As nouns the difference between taxonomy and cantonese
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while cantonese is cantonese.
As an adjective cantonese is
cantonese.
taxonomy
Noun
(taxonomies)
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Synonyms
* alpha taxonomy
Derived terms
* folk taxonomy
* scientific taxonomy
See also
* classification
* rank
* taxon
* domain
* kingdom
* subkingdom
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* class
* subclass
* infraclass
* superorder
* order
* suborder
* infraorder
* parvorder
* superfamily
* family
* subfamily
* genus
* species
* subspecies
* superregnum
* regnum
* subregnum
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* classis
* subclassis
* infraclassis
* superordo
* ordo
* subordo
* infraordo
* taxon
* superfamilia
* familia
* subfamilia
* ontology
cantonese
English
Adjective
(-)
Relating to Canton.
Relating to Cantonese people.
Relating to Cantonese language.
Relating to Cantonese food/cuisine.
Noun
(Cantonese)
(countable) An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent.
Proper noun
(
wikipedia Cantonese)
(
en proper noun)
(uncountable) A Chinese language mainly spoken in the south-eastern part of Mainland China, Guangdong (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, by the Chinese minorities in Southeast Asia and by many overseas Chinese worldwide.
A dialect of the Cantonese language, spoken in Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong, Macau, and treated as the standard dialect of the Cantonese language
Synonyms
* (language) Yue Chinese / Yue , Cantonese language , Cantonese dialect
* (dialect) Cantonese dialect , Cantonese language
Hyponyms
(language)
* Cantonese / Cantonese dialect (the dialect of Cantonese language treated as standard)
* Hoisanese / Toisanese / Taishanese
* Hong Kong Cantonese (the dialect spoken in Hong Kong and Macau)
