where is cantonese spoken versus mandarin?
Cantonese, or Standard Cantonese, is a variety of Chinese spoken in the city of Guangzhou (known historically as Canton) in southeastern China. It is the traditional prestige variety of Yue, one of the major subdivisions of Chinese.
In Singapore, Mandarin is the official variety of the Chinese language used by the government, which has a Speak Mandarin Campaign (SMC) seeking to actively promote the use of Mandarin over other Chinese varieties. Cantonese is spoken by a little over 15% of Chinese households in Singapore.