兩廣
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See also: 两广
Chinese
both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael |
wide; numerous; to spread | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (兩廣) | 兩 | 廣 | |
| simp. (两广) | 两 | 广 | |
Etymology
Literally "two Guangs". From most viceroyalties consisting of a pair of provinces. Also a contraction of Guangdong (廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng)) and Guangxi (廣西／广西 (Guǎngxī)).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng5 gwong2
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): Lióng-kóng
- (Teochew, Peng'im): liang2 guang2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Liǎngguǎng
- Wade–Giles: Liang3-kuang3
- Yale: Lyǎng-gwǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Leanggoang
- Palladius: Лянгуан (Ljanguan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: loeng5 gwong2
- Yale: léuhng gwóng
- Cantonese Pinyin: loeng5 gwong2
- Guangdong Romanization: lêng5 guong2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lœːŋ¹³ kʷɔːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lióng-kóng
- Tâi-lô: Lióng-kóng
- Phofsit Daibuun: liofngkorng
- IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: liang2 guang2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liáng kuáng
- Sinological IPA (key): /liaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kuaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
兩廣
- Liangguang (Guangdong and Guangxi taken together as a unit)
- (historical) Liangguang (the Qing viceroyalty which oversaw both provinces)
Synonyms
References
- 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “兩廣”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary], volume 2 (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC, page 996
- Duffus, William (1883) “Canton”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 34