Punti (, literally "local(s)") is a Cantonese endonym that refers to the Cantonese people of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau, the Cantonese people are which type of Chinese people, originating from or residing in the provinces of Guangdong and eastern Guangxi (together known as Liangguang), in mainland China?
Cantonese people The Cantonese people () are Han Chinese people originating from or residing in the provinces of Guangdong and eastern Guangxi (together known as Liangguang), in mainland China. The term "Cantonese people" is often synonymous with the Punti people (). They are also referred to as "Hoa" in Vietnam, "Kongfu" in Malaysia and "Konghu" in Indonesia.".
Chaoshan Chaoshan or Teoswa (; peng'im: "Dio⁵suan¹" ]) is the linguistic and cultural region in the east of Guangdong, China that is developing into a single metropolis. This region is the origin of the Min Nan Teochew dialect (潮汕话 ). The region, also known as Chiusaan in Cantonese, consists of the cities Jieyang, Chaozhou and Shantou. It differs linguistically from the rest of Guangdong province which consists of Leizhou Min, Yue, and Hakka speakers. It is historically important as the ancestral homeland of many Thais, Singaporeans, and Malaysians of Chinese descent.