漢中粵｜yUE iN hAN
有人問道：
「粵語是否從國語中進化出來？」
Someone asked:
“Did Cantonese evolve from Mandarin then?”
拙見：
非也。粵語遠在百越／粵部落時期，南越（公元前二零三年至公元前一一一年）立國前，已於南方發方展。由於當時秦朝(公元前二二一年至公元前二零六年）中原區戰事頻生，南方民生相對較穩定，文化受到保護，並得以繼承，歲月足有二千年之久。亦因如此，粵語保留了不少古音，尤其唐朝（六一八至九零七年）和宋朝（九六零至一二七九年）時期。故此，不少學者普遍認為以粵語誦讀／唱古詩詞歌賦是比較有韻味。
In my humble opinion:
No. Yue first developed in the South around the period of “*Hundred Yue” (means hundred of Yue Tribes) and before the Southern Yue (203 BC-111 BC) was established. Due to frequent wars around Qin’s (221 BC-206 BC)) Central Plains area, livelihood was relatively more stable in the South and their cultures were protected and inherited, it’s been more than two thousand years. Also because of that, Cantonese has preserved many ancient pronunciation, especially in the time of Tang Dynasty (618-907) and Song Dynasty (960-1279). Therefore, scholars generally agree that reciting or chanting ancient/Classical Chinese poetries in Cantonese is more charming.