広東
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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広 | 東 |
かん Grade: 2 | とん Grade: 2 |
irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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廣東 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English Canton (“Guangzhou; Guangdong”). The kanji is from Chinese 廣東/广东 (Guǎngdōng).
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- IPA(key): [kã̠ntõ̞ɴ]
Proper noun
広東 • (Kanton) (kyūjitai 廣東)
- Guangdong (a province of China)
- Synonym of 広州 (Kōshū, “Guangzhou”)
Derived terms
- 広東語 (Kantongo): Cantonese
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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広 | 東 |
こう Grade: 2 | とう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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廣東 (kyūjitai) |
Proper noun
広東 • (Kōtō) (kyūjitai 廣東)
- Guangdong (a province of China)
See also
- 広西 (Kōsei): Guangxi
Okinawan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʷan̩tuŋ̍/
Proper noun
広東 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 廣東, hiragana くゎんとぅん, katakana クヮントゥン, rōmaji Kwantun)
- Guangdong (a province of China)
- Guangzhou (a city in Guangdong, China)
Derived terms
- 広東瓜 (kwantu ui, “watermelon”)
References
“クヮントゥン” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary.
- 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”), 1963