廣西

See also: 广西 and 広西

Chinese

		wide; numerous; to spread	west
trad. (廣西)		廣	西
simp. (广西)		广	西

Etymology

Named after Guangnan West Circuit 廣南西路／广南西路 (Guǎngnán Xī Lù) of the Song dynasty.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guǎngxī

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwong² sai¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gong² lhai¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Kóng-sî

  (Meixian, Guangdong): guong³ xi¹

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

  (Hokkien, POJ): Kńg-sai / Kúiⁿ-sai / Kńg-se

  (Teochew, Peng'im): geng² sai¹

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵kuaon-shi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Guǎngxī
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Guǎngsi
    • Wade–Giles: Kuang³-hsi¹
    • Yale: Gwǎng-syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goangshi
    • Palladius: Гуанси (Guansi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwong² sai¹
    • Yale: gwóng sāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwong² sai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guong² sei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ³⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gong² lhai¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵⁵ ɬai³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kóng-sî
    • Hakka Romanization System: gong` xi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gong³ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /koŋ³¹ si²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: guong³ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kuɔŋ³¹ si⁴⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Guōng-să̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(s-)nɛ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-sai
    • Tâi-lô: Kńg-sai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kngfsay
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai³³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kúiⁿ-sai
    • Tâi-lô: Kuínn-sai
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvuysay
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-se
    • Tâi-lô: Kńg-se
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kngfsef
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: geng² sai¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ng sai
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ sai³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵kuaon-shi
    • MiniDict: kuaon^去 shi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kuaan-xi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kuɑ̃³³ ɕi⁴⁴/

Proper noun

廣西

1. (～壯族自治區, formerly ～僮族自治區, ～省) Guangxi (a Zhuang autonomous region and former province of China; capital: Nanning)

   • 荔枝，廣西諸郡所產，率皮厚肉薄，核大味酸，不宜曝乾，非閩中比，佳者莫如興化。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     荔枝，广西诸郡所产，率皮厚肉薄，核大味酸，不宜曝干，非闽中比，佳者莫如兴化。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

     Lìzhī, Guǎngxī zhū jùn suǒ chǎn, shuài pí hòu ròu bó, hé dà wèi suān, bùyí pù gān, fēi Mǐnzhōng bǐ, jiā zhě mòrú Xīnghuà. [Pinyin]

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Derived terms

• 廣西地不容／广西地不容 (Guǎngxī dìbùróng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (廣西):

• → Japanese: 広西(こうせい) (Kōsei)
• → Korean: 광서(廣西) (Gwangseo)
• → Vietnamese: Quảng Tây (廣西)

Others:

• → English: Guangxi, Kwangsi, Kwongsai
• → French: Guangxi, Kouang-Si
• → Korean: 광시 (Gwangsi)
• → Manchu: ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠩᠰᡳ (guwangsi)
• → Mongolian: ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠩᠰᠢ (ɣuwaŋsi)
• → Portuguese: Guangxi
• → Russian: Гуанси́ (Guansí)
• → Uyghur: گۇاڭشى (guangshi)
• → Zhuang: Guengjsae, Gvangjsih

Japanese

Kanji in this term
廣	西
こう Jinmeiyō	せい Grade: 2

Proper noun

廣(こう)西(せい) • (Kōsei) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 広西 (“Guangxi”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
廣	西

Proper noun

廣西 • (Gwangseo) (hangeul 광서)

1. Hanja form^? of 광서 (“Guangxi”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
廣	西

Proper noun

廣西

1. chữ Hán form of Quảng Tây (“Guangxi”).

Zhuang

Proper noun

廣西

1. Sawndip form of Gvangjsih