廣東

See also: 广东

Chinese

		wide; numerous; to spread	east
trad. (廣東)		廣	東
simp. (广东)		广	东

Etymology

Named after Guangnan East Circuit (廣南東路／广南东路) of the Song dynasty, which was abbreviated as 廣東路.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guǎngdōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄥ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwong² dung¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gong² uung¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Kóng-tûng

  (Meixian, Guangdong): guong³ dung¹

• Eastern Min (BUC): Guōng-dĕ̤ng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Kńg-tang / Kúiⁿ-tang

  (Teochew, Peng'im): geng² dang¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kuaon-ton

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Guǎngdōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Guǎngdong
    • Wade–Giles: Kuang³-tung¹
    • Yale: Gwǎng-dūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goangdong
    • Palladius: Гуандун (Guandun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwong² dung¹
    • Yale: gwóng dūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwong² dung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guong² dung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gong² uung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵⁵ ɵŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kóng-tûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˋ dung^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gong³ dung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /koŋ³¹ tuŋ²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: guong³ dung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kuɔŋ³¹ tʊŋ⁴⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Guōng-dĕ̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(t-)nøyŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Philippines, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-tang
    • Tâi-lô: Kńg-tang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kngfdafng
    • IPA (Penang): /kŋ̍⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ taŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kúiⁿ-tang
    • Tâi-lô: Kuínn-tang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvuy'dafng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: geng² dang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ng tang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ taŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵kuaon-ton
    • MiniDict: kuaon^去 ton
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kuaan-ton
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kuɑ̃³³ toŋ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

廣東

2. (～省) Guangdong (a province of China; capital: Guangzhou)

   • 自秦世有五嶺之說，皆指山名之。考之，乃入嶺之途五耳，非必山也。自福建之汀，入廣東之循、梅，一也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     自秦世有五岭之说，皆指山名之。考之，乃入岭之途五耳，非必山也。自福建之汀，入广东之循、梅，一也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhou Qufei, Representative Answers from the Region beyond the Mountains, 12^th century CE

     Zì Qín shì yǒu Wǔlǐng zhī shuō, jiē zhǐ shān míng zhī. Kǎo zhī, nǎi rù lǐng zhī tú wǔ ěr, fēi bì shān yě. Zì Fújiàn zhī Tīng, rù Guǎngdōng zhī Xún, Méi, yī yě. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• (short) 粵／粤 (Yuè)
• (literary) 南粵／南粤 (Nányuè)
• (obsolete) 粵東／粤东 (Yuèdōng)

Derived terms

• 廣東人／广东人 (Guǎngdōngrén)
• 廣東住血線蟲／广东住血线虫 (Guǎngdōng zhùxuèxiànchóng)
• 廣東大戲／广东大戏
• 廣東油桐／广东油桐
• 廣東漢劇／广东汉剧 (Guǎngdōng hànjù)
• 廣東灣／广东湾
• 廣東炒麵／广东炒面
• 廣東石灣窯／广东石湾窑
• 廣東粥／广东粥
• 廣東言話／广东言话
• 廣東話／广东话 (guǎngdōnghuà)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (廣東):

• → Japanese: 広東(こうとう) (Kōtō)
• → Okinawan: 広東(くゎんとぅん) (Kwantun)
• → Korean: 광동(廣東) (Gwangdong)
• → Vietnamese: Quảng Đông (廣東)

Others:

• → English: Guangdong, Kwangtung
• → French: Guangdong, Kouang-tong
• → Korean: 광둥 (Gwangdung)
• → Manchu: ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠩᡩᡠᠩ (guwangdung)
• → Mongolian: ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠩᠳᠦᠩ (ɣuwangdüng)
• → Portuguese: Cantão
  • → English: Canton
    • → Japanese: 広東(カントン) (Kanton)
  • → French: Canton
  • → Italian: Canton
  • → Russian: Канто́н (Kantón)
  • →? Spanish: Cantón
• → Russian: Гуанду́н (Guandún)
• → Thai: กวางตุ้ง (gwaang-dtûng)
• → Zhuang: Guengjdoeng, Gvangjdungh

Japanese

Kanji in this term
廣	東
かん Jinmeiyō	とん Grade: 2
irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 廣東 – see the following entry.

【広東カントン】 [proper noun] Guangdong (a province of China) [proper noun] Synonym of 広州 (Kōshū, “Guangzhou”) 【広東こうとう】 [proper noun] Guangdong (a province of China)

(This term, 廣東, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
廣	東

Proper noun

廣東 • (Gwangdong) (hangeul 광동)

1. hanja form^? of 광동 (“Guangdong”)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
廣	東
Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2

Alternative spelling
広東

Proper noun

廣東(くゎんとぅん) or 廣東(クヮントゥン) (Kwantun) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 広東 (“Guangdong”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
廣	東

Proper noun

廣東

1. chữ Hán form of Quảng Đông (“Guangdong”).