華東
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See also: 华东
Chinese
| China (area of Chinese culture) |
east | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (華東) | 華 | 東 | |
| simp. (华东) | 华 | 东 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄉㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Huádong
- Wade–Giles: Hua2-tung1
- Yale: Hwá-dūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwadong
- Palladius: Хуадун (Xuadun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ä³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waa4 dung1
- Yale: wàh dūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: waa4 dung1
- Guangdong Romanization: wa4 dung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /waː²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Proper noun
華東
- (～地區) East China (a region of China; consisting of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi and Shandong, and sometimes Taiwan)
- (～大行政區, ～區) (historical) East China (a former greater administrative region of China from 1949 to 1954, consisting of Shanghai, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian and Shandong)
Usage notes
Depending on the context, the inclusion of Taiwan may be considered proscribed, due to the Two Chinas political situation.