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Chinese
Etymology
Named after Guangnan East Circuit (廣南東路/广南东路) of the Song dynasty, which was abbreviated as 廣東路.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
廣東
- (~省) Guangdong (a province of China; capital: Guangzhou)
自秦世有五嶺之說,皆指山名之。考之,乃入嶺之途五耳,非必山也。自福建之汀,入廣東之循、梅,一也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
自秦世有五岭之说,皆指山名之。考之,乃入岭之途五耳,非必山也。自福建之汀,入广东之循、梅,一也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Zhou Qufei, Representative Answers from the Region beyond the Mountains, 12th century CE
- Zì Qín shì yǒu Wǔlǐng zhī shuō, jiē zhǐ shān míng zhī. Kǎo zhī, nǎi rù lǐng zhī tú wǔ ěr, fēi bì shān yě. Zì Fújiàn zhī Tīng, rù Guǎngdōng zhī Xún, Méi, yī yě.
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Synonyms
- (short) 粵/粤 (Yuè)
- (literary) 南粵/南粤 (Nányuè)
- (obsolete) 粵東/粤东 (Yuèdōng)
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Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of 廣東 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 廣東, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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Korean
Proper noun
廣東 • (Gwangdong) (hangeul 광동)
- hanja form? of 광동 (“Guangdong”)
Okinawan
Proper noun
廣東 or 廣東 (Kwantun)
- Kyūjitai form of 広東 (“Guangdong”)
Vietnamese
Proper noun
廣東
- chữ Hán form of Quảng Đông (“Guangdong”).