廣東

See also: 广东

Chinese

		wide; numerous; to spread	east
trad. (廣東)		廣	東
simp. (广东)		广	东

Etymology

Named after Guangnan East Circuit (廣南東路／广南东路) of the Song dynasty.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Guǎngdōng
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): gwong² dung¹
(Taishan, Wiktionary): gong² uung¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Kóng-tûng
(Meixian, Guangdong): guong³ dung¹
Min Dong (BUC): Guōng-dĕ̤ng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Kńg-tang / Kúiⁿ-tang
(Teochew, Peng'im): geng² dang¹
Wu (Wiktionary): kuaan ton (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Guǎngdōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Guǎngdong
  - Wade–Giles: Kuang³-tung¹
  - Yale: Gwǎng-dūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goangdong
  - Palladius: Гуандун (Guandun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwong² dung¹
  - Yale: gwóng dūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwong² dung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guong² dung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gong² uung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵⁵ ɵŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kóng-tûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong` dung´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong³ dung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /koŋ³¹ tuŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: guong³ dung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kuɔŋ³¹ tʊŋ⁴⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Guōng-dĕ̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(t-)nøyŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Philippines, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-tang
  - Tâi-lô: Kńg-tang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngfdafng
  - IPA (Penang): /kŋ̍⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ taŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kúiⁿ-tang
  - Tâi-lô: Kuínn-tang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvuy'dafng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: geng² dang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ng tang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ taŋ³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: kuaan ton (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯɑ̃³³ tʊŋ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

廣東

(～省) Guangdong (a province of China; capital: Guangzhou)

Derived terms

廣東人／广东人 (Guǎngdōngrén)
廣東住血線蟲／广东住血线虫 (Guǎngdōng zhùxuèxiànchóng)
廣東大戲／广东大戏
廣東油桐／广东油桐
廣東漢劇／广东汉剧 (Guǎngdōng hànjù)
廣東灣／广东湾

廣東炒麵／广东炒面
廣東石灣窯／广东石湾窑
廣東粥／广东粥
廣東言話／广东言话
廣東話／广东话 (guǎngdōnghuà)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (廣東):

→ Japanese: 広東(こうとう) (Kōtō)
→ Okinawan: 広東 (くゎんとぅん) (Kwantun)
→ Korean: 광동(廣東) (Gwangdong)
→ Vietnamese: Quảng Đông (廣東)

Others:

→ English: Guangdong, Kwangtung
→ French: Guangdong, Kouang-tong
→ Korean: 광둥 (Gwangdung)
→ Manchu: ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠩᡩᡠᠩ (guwangdung)
→ Mongolian: ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠩᠳᠦᠩ (ɣuwaŋdüŋ)
→ Portuguese: Cantão
- → English: Canton
  - → Japanese: 広東(カントン) (Kanton)
- → French: Canton
- → Italian: Canton
- → Russian: Канто́н (Kantón)
- → Spanish: Cantón
→ Russian: Гуанду́н (Guandún)
→ Thai: กวางตุ้ง (gwaang-dtûng)
→ Zhuang: Guengjdoeng, Gvangjdungh

Japanese

Kanji in this term
廣	東
かん Jinmeiyō	とん Grade: 2
irregular

Proper noun

廣東(カントン) • (Kanton) (kyūjitai, shinjitai 広東)

Kyūjitai form of 広東 (“Guangdong”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
廣	東

Proper noun

廣東 • (Gwangdong) (hangeul 광동)

Hanja form^? of 광동 (“Guangdong”).

Okinawan

Proper noun

廣東 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 広東, hiragana くゎんとぅん, katakana クヮントゥン, rōmaji Kwantun)

Kyūjitai form of 広東 (“Guangdong”)

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
廣	東

Proper noun

廣東

chữ Hán form of Quảng Đông (“Guangdong”).