廣寧

廣寧

Chinese

		wide; numerous; to spread	peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)
trad. (廣寧)		廣	寧
simp. (广宁)		广	宁

Etymology

"Guangning county, Guangdong, China"

Intended to convey the meaning 廣泛安寧/广泛安宁 (“widespread peace”); the county was established with its current name in 1559, after a successful battle against local bandits.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Guǎngníng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong² ning⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Guǎngníng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Guǎngníng
    • Wade–Giles: Kuang³-ning²
    • Yale: Gwǎng-níng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goangning
    • Palladius: Гуаннин (Guannin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ niŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwong² ning⁴
    • Yale: gwóng nìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwong² ning⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: guong² ning⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ³⁵ nɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

廣寧

1. (～縣) Guangning (a county of Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China)
2. (～省) Quảng Ninh Province (a province of Vietnam)