廣西
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Chinese
| wide; numerous; to spread | west | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (廣西) | 廣 | 西 | |
| simp. (广西) | 广 | 西 | |
Etymology
Named after Guangnan West Circuit 廣南西路／广南西路 (Guǎngnán Xī Lù) of the Song dynasty.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwong2 sai1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): gong2 lhai1
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): Guōng-să̤
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gung3 se1 / gng3 se1
- Southern Min
- Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): gwung2 slai1
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5kuaon-shi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Guǎngsi
- Wade–Giles: Kuang3-hsi1
- Yale: Gwǎng-syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goangshi
- Palladius: Гуанси (Guansi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwong2 sai1
- Yale: gwóng sāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwong2 sai1
- Guangdong Romanization: guong2 sei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷɔːŋ³⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: gong2 lhai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɔŋ⁵⁵ ɬai³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kóng-sî
- Hakka Romanization System: gongˋ xiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gong3 xi1
- Sinological IPA: /koŋ³¹ si²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Guōng-să̤
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuoŋ³³⁻²¹ (s-)nɛ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gung3 se1
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Gn̂g-se
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ (ɬ-)ne⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: gng3 se1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kŋ̍³³²⁻²¹ (ɬ-)ne⁵³³/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kúiⁿ-sai
- Tâi-lô: Kuínn-sai
- Phofsit Daibuun: kvuysay
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-se
- Tâi-lô: Kńg-se
- Phofsit Daibuun: kngfsef
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: geng2 sai1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ng sai
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ sai³³/
- Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
- Jyutping++: gwung2 slai1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷʊŋ³³ ɬəi⁵³/
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
- Wu
Proper noun
廣西
- (～壯族自治區, formerly ～僮族自治區, ～省) Guangxi (a Zhuang autonomous region and former province of China; capital: Nanning)
- 荔枝，廣西諸郡所產，率皮厚肉薄，核大味酸，不宜曝乾，非閩中比，佳者莫如興化。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Zhou Qufei, Representative Answers from the Region beyond the Mountains, 12th century CE
- Lìzhī, Guǎngxī zhū jùn suǒ chǎn, shuài pí hòu ròu bó, hé dà wèi suān, bùyí pù gān, fēi Mǐnzhōng bǐ, jiā zhě mòrú Xīnghuà.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
荔枝，广西诸郡所产，率皮厚肉薄，核大味酸，不宜曝干，非闽中比，佳者莫如兴化。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
- → English: Guangxi, Kwangsi, Kwongsai
- → French: Guangxi, Kouang-Si
- → Korean: 광시 (Gwangsi)
- → Manchu: ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠩᠰᡳ (guwangsi)
- → Mongolian: ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠩᠰᠢ (ɣuwangsi)
- → Portuguese: Guangxi
- → Russian: Гуанси́ (Guansí)
- → Uyghur: گۇاڭشى (guangshi)
- → Zhuang: Guengjsae, Gvangjsih
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 廣 | 西 |
| こう Jinmeiyō |
せい Grade: 2 |
Proper noun
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 廣 | 西 |
Proper noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 廣 | 西 |
Proper noun
廣西
Zhuang
Proper noun
廣西