廣州

See also: 広州 and 广州

Chinese

		Liangguang	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (廣州)		廣	州
simp. (广州)		广	州

Etymology

Originally the name of a prefecture, first established in 226 CE and re-established in 264 CE, that covered parts of present-day Guangdong and whose seat was originally located in Panyu.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guǎngzhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwong² zau¹

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): gwong² zaau¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gong² ziu¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Kóng-chû

  (Hailu, HRS): gong^ˊ zhiu^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): guong³ zu¹

• Eastern Min (BUC): Guōng-ciŭ
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gung³ ziu¹ / gng³ ziu¹
• Southern Min

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

  (Teochew, Peng'im): geng² ziu¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kuaon-tseu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Guǎngzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Guǎngjhou
    • Wade–Giles: Kuang³-chou¹
    • Yale: Gwǎng-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goangjou
    • Palladius: Гуанчжоу (Guančžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwong² zau¹
    • Yale: gwóng jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwong² dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guong² zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: gwong² zaau¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔŋ³⁵ t͡sau²¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gong² ziu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵⁵ t͡siu³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kóng-chû
    • Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˋ zu^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gong³ zu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /koŋ³¹ t͡su²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˊ zhiu^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /koŋ²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃiu⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: guong³ zu¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kuɔŋ³¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Guōng-ciŭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gung³ ziu¹ [Phonetic: gung⁵ niu¹]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Gn̂g-ciu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^(t͡s-)niu⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: gng³ ziu¹ [Phonetic: gng⁵ niu¹]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kŋ̍³³²⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)niu⁵⁴⁴/

Note:

• gung3 ziu1 - literary;
• gng3 ziu1 - vernacular.

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-chiu
    • Tâi-lô: Kńg-tsiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kngfciw
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siu³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Penang): /kŋ̍⁴⁴⁵⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Singapore): /kŋ̍⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kúiⁿ-chiu
    • Tâi-lô: Kuínn-tsiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvuyciw
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: geng² ziu¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ng tsiu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siu³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵kuaon-tseu
    • MiniDict: kuaon^去 tseu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kuaan-tseu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kuɑ̃³³ t͡sɤ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: kwangX tsyuw

Rime
Character	廣	州
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	唐 (102)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	古晃切	職流切
Baxter	kwangX	tsyuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kwɑŋX/	/t͡ɕɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɑŋX/	/t͡ɕiu/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɑŋX/	/t͡ɕiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwaŋX/	/cuw/
Li Rong	/kuɑŋX/	/t͡ɕiu/
Wang Li	/kuɑŋX/	/t͡ɕĭəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kwɑŋX/	/t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guǎng	zhōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwong2	zau1

Proper noun

廣州

2. (～市, formerly ～府, ～路) Guangzhou (a prefecture-level city, subprovincial city, and port, the provincial capital of Guangdong, China)
3. (historical) Guǎng Prefecture (various ancient prefectures of imperial China in present-day Guangdong and Guangxi autonomous region)
5. (～市) Gwangju (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)

Synonyms

• (capital of Guangdong): 五羊城 (Wǔyángchéng), 羊城 (Yángchéng), 五羊 (Wǔyáng), 穗城 (Suìchéng)

Dialectal synonyms of 廣州 (“Guangzhou”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		廣州, 穗 short
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	廣州
	Singapore	廣州
Cantonese	Guangzhou	廣州, 廣府, 省城, 省
	Hong Kong	廣州, 省城, 大圈 slang
	Taishan	廣州, 省城
	Kaiping (Chikan)	省
	Dongguan	廣州, 省城
	Singapore (Guangfu)	廣州
Hakka	Meixian	廣州
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	省
Southern Min	Xiamen	廣州
	Quanzhou	廣州
	Zhangzhou	廣州
	Penang (Hokkien)	廣州
	Singapore (Hokkien)	廣州
	Shantou	廣州, 省城
	Leizhou	廣州

Derived terms

• 廣州和約 / 广州和约
• 廣州戲 / 广州戏
• 廣州灣 / 广州湾 (Guǎngzhōuwān)
• 廣州話 / 广州话 (guǎngzhōuhuà)
• 廣州起義 / 广州起义 (Guǎngzhōu Qǐyì)
• 廣州路 / 广州路 (Guǎngzhōulù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (廣州):

• → Japanese: 広(こう)州(しゅう) (Kōshū)
• → Korean: 광주(廣州) (Gwangju)
• → Vietnamese: Quảng Châu (廣州)

Others:

• → English: Guangzhou, Kwangchow, Kwang-chow
• → French: Guangzhou
• → German: Guangzhou
• → Hindi: ग्वांगझोउ (gvāṅgjhou)
• → Japanese: コワンチョウ (Kowanchō)
• → Korean: 광저우 (Gwangjeou)
• → Portuguese: Guangzhou
• → Russian: Гуанчжо́у (Guančžóu)
• → Swedish: Guangzhou
• → Thai: กว่างโจว
• → Uyghur: گۇاڭجۇ (guangju)
• → Zhuang: Gvangjcouh

Japanese

Kanji in this term
廣	州
こう Jinmeiyō	しゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi	kan'on

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

【広州こうしゅう】 [proper noun] Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China)

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
廣	州

Proper noun

廣州 • (Gwangju) (hangeul 광주)

1. hanja form^? of 광주 (“Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China), Gwangju (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
廣	州

Proper noun

廣州

1. chữ Hán form of Quảng Châu (“Guangzhou”)