canto-pop

canto-pop
 n.— «Canto-pop refers to hits sung in Cantonese, the Chinese dialect that is widely spoken in Hong Kong.» —“Hong Kong Canto-pop singer Deep Ng charged with cocaine possession” in Hong Kong The Star (Malaysia) July 22, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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