Guangdong

== English == === Alternative forms === Kwangtung, Kwang-Tung Canton (historical) Kuang-tung, Kuangtung (Wade–Giles) Quantung, Quang-tong (obsolete) Guandong (misspelling) Kwong Tung === 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. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɑŋˈdʊŋ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡwæŋˈdʊŋ/ enPR: gwängʹdo͝ongʹ Hyphenation: Guang‧dong Rhymes: -ʊŋ === Proper noun === Guangdong A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Guangdong. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Cantonese === References === === Further reading === Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Guangdong”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[8], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1455, columns 1, 2 == French == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) Canton, (obsolete, 1879) Kouang-Tong, (obsolete, 1751) Quang-tung, (obsolete, 1751) Quan-ton, (obsolete, 1751) Quanton === Etymology === From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 廣東 / 广东 (Guǎngdōng). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡwɑ̃ɡ.dɔ̃ɡ/; /ɡwaŋ.dɔŋ/ === Proper noun === le Guangdong m Guangdong (a populous province of China, located on the southern coast) Holonym: Chine Meronym: Canton ==== Related terms ==== cantonais