粤東

Japanese

Kanji in this term
粤	東
えつ > えっ Hyōgaiji	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 粵東 (MC hjwot tuwng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞t̚to̞ː]

Proper noun

粤(えっ)東(とう) • (Ettō) ^{←ゑつとう (wetutou)?}

1. (literary, obsolete) eastern Guangdong (a region of Guangdong, China); or Guangdong (a province of China)

   Synonym: 広東省 (Kanton-shō)

   『粤東(えっとう)俗字便蒙解(ぞくじべんもうかい)』

   “Ettō Zokuji Benmōkai”

   Handbook of Canton Vernacular Characters (Meiji-era rudimentary guidebook of vernacular Cantonese phrases)