Guangdong

See also: Guǎngdōng

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) Kwangtung
• (historical) Canton

Etymology

Pinyin transliteration of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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 C.E.. "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 (yue) (gwong² dung¹), 广东 (gwong² dung¹)

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

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

• Czech: Kuang-tung
• Greek: Καντόνα n (Kantóna), Κουανγκτούνγκ n (Kouangktoúngk), Γκουανγκντόνγκ n (Gkouangkntóngk)
• Hungarian: Kuangtung
• Japanese: 広東 (Kanton), カントン (Kanton)
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• Korean: 광동 (Gwangdong) (廣東 (ko))
• Macedonian: Гуа́нгдунг m (Guángdung)
• Manchu: ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠩᡩᡠᠩ (guwangdung)
• Marathi: कुआंग्टुंग (kuāṅgṭuṅga)
• Okinawan: 広東 (Kwantun)
• Russian: Гуанду́н (ru) m (Guandún)
• Thai: กวางตุ้ง (th) (gwaang-dtûng)
• Vietnamese: Quảng Đông (vi)
• Zhuang: Guengjdoeng, Gvangjdungh

See also

• Guangzhou
• Cantonese