粤東
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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粤 | 東 |
えつ > えっ Hyōgaiji | とう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 粵東 (MC ɦʉɐt̚ tuŋ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [e̞t̚to̞ː]
Proper noun
粤東 • (Ettō) ←ゑつとう (wetutou)?
- (literary, obsolete) eastern Guangdong (a region of Guangdong, China); or Guangdong (a province of China)
- Synonym: 広東省 (Kanton-shō)
- 『粤東俗字便蒙解』
- “Ettō Zokuji Benmōkai”
- Handbook of Canton Vernacular Characters (Meiji-era rudimentary guidebook of vernacular Cantonese phrases)