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Guangdong en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• gwäng′do͝ong′
• /ɡwæŋˈdʊŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɡwɑŋˈdʊŋ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization 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) Liangguang). Doublet of Canton, which went through Portuguese.

Meanings

1. A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou.
   • The authorities in Guangdong Province on Tuesday raised alerts to the highest level after days of rainfall and floods, closing schools, businesses and public transport in affected areas. 2022 June 23, Tiffany May, “Extreme Weather Hits China With Massive Floods and Scorching Heat”, in The New York Times (Asia Pacific section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Jun 2022:
   • If the United States revoked MFN status, tariffs would skyrocket on the goods such as textiles, shoes, and toys that are primarily produced by private enterprises. Coastal provinces, such as Guangdong near Hong Kong and Fukien near Taiwan, that have served as the beachhead for free-market economics would suffer the worst blow. 1992, Richard Nixon, “The Pacific Triangle”, in Seize the Moment, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 175:
   • After the break-up of the 1924-1927 United Front, the Chinese Communist Party set up Soviets—liberated districts— in several parts of South China. One of the earliest liberated areas, organized in 1927-1928, was in the Hailufeng District of Guangdong Province. 1975, Janet Goldwasser, Stuart Dowty, “Women: Half of Heaven”, in Huan-Ying: Worker's China, New York: Monthly Review Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 135:
   • Chinese media reported on Tuesday that more than 70 crocodiles had escaped after deluges in Guangdong province caused a lake at a crocodile farm to overflow. 2023 September 12, “Chinese city hunts for dozens of crocodiles”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2023:

Forms

Relateds

Cantonese

Translations (42)

de Kwangtung (province of China) · ryu 広東 (province of China) · hu Kuangtung (province of China) · eo Gŭangdongo (province of China) · za Gvangjdungh (province of China) · cs Guangdong (province of China) · es Cantón (province of China) · ja 広東 (province of China) · id Guangdong (province of China) · ru Гуанду́н (province of China) · el Γκουανγκντόνγκ (province of China) · pl Guangdong (province of China) · cs Kuang-tung (province of China) · mnc ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠩ ᡩᡠᠩ (province of China) · ar كْوَنْغْدُنْغ (province of China) · za Guengjdoeng (province of China) · yue 廣東 /广东 (province of China) · el Κουανγκτούνγκ (province of China) · nan-hbl 廣東 /广东 (province of China) · mnc ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠩᡩᡠᠩ (province of China) · th กวางตุ้ง (province of China) · ja カントン (province of China) · km ក្វាងទុង (province of China) · mr कुआंग्टुंग (province of China) · mk Гуангдунг (province of China) · my ကွမ်တုန်း (province of China) · el Καντόνα (province of China) · ko 광둥 (province of China) · de Guangdong (province of China) · hi गुआंगदोंग (province of China) · vi Quảng Đông (province of China) · lo ກວາງຕຸ້ງ (province of China) · de Kanton (province of China) · cmn 廣東 /广东 (province of China) · pt Cantão (province of China) · ka გუანდუნი (province of China) · bo ཀོང་ཏུང་ཞིང་ཆེན (province of China) · lv Guanduna (province of China) · hy Գուանդուն (province of China) · ar غْوَانْغْدُونْغ (province of China) · lt Guangdongas (province of China) · ko 광동 (province of China)

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