廣寧

Chinese

		wide; numerous; to spread	peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)
trad. (廣寧)		廣	寧
simp. (广宁)		广	宁

Etymology

"Guangning county, Guangdong, China": Intended to convey the meaning 廣泛安寧/广泛安宁 (“widespread peace”); the county was established with its current name in 1559, after a successful battle against local bandits.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Guǎngníng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong² ning⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Guǎngníng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Guǎngníng
  - Wade–Giles: Kuang³-ning²
  - Yale: Gwǎng-níng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goangning
  - Palladius: Гуаннин (Guannin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ niŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwong² ning⁴
  - Yale: gwóng nìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwong² ning⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: guong² ning⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ³⁵ nɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

廣寧

(～縣) Guangning (a county of Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China)
(～省) Quảng Ninh Province (a province of Vietnam)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
廣	寧

Proper noun

廣寧

chữ Hán form of Quảng Ninh.

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