Guangdong

See also: Guǎngdōng

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) Kwangtung
• (historical) Canton

Etymology

Pinyin transliteration of Mandarin 廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng). 廣／广 (guǎng) itself means "expanse", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in 226 CE. "Guangdong" and neighbouring Guangxi literally mean "Guang East" and "Guang West". Together, Guangdong and Guangxi are called the "Two Guangs" (兩廣／两广 (Liǎngguǎng)).

Proper noun

Guangdong

1. A populous province in China, located on the southern coast.

Translations

province of China

• Arabic: كْوَنْغْدُنْغ‎‎ m (kwanḡdunḡ), غْوَانْغْدُونْغ‎‎ m (ḡwanḡdunḡ)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 廣東, 广东 (gwong² dung¹)

  Mandarin: 廣東 (zh), 广东 (zh) (Guǎngdōng)

  Min Nan: 廣東 (zh-min-nan), 广东 (Kńg-tang)

• Czech: Kuang-tung
• Japanese: 広東 (Kanton), カントン (Kanton)

• Korean: 광동 (Gwangdong) (廣東 (ko))
• Macedonian: Гуангдунг m (Guángdung)
• Marathi: कुआंग्टुंग (kuāṅgṭuṅg)
• Russian: Гуанду́н (ru) m (Guandún)
• Thai: กวางตุ้ง (th) (gwaang-dtûng)
• Vietnamese: Quảng Đông (vi)
• Zhuang: Guengjdoeng

See also

• Guangzhou
• Cantonese