CANTONESE Meaning of CANTONESE in English I.See main entry: ↑ CantonII. Can ‧ to ‧ nese /ˌkæntəˈniːz◂/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]a Chinese language spoken in Southern China and Hong Kong Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012