廣州
Chinese
| Liangguang | province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (廣州) | 廣 | 州 | |
| simp. (广州) | 广 | 州 | |
Etymology
Originally the name of a prefecture, first established in 226 CE and re-established in 264 CE, that covered parts of present-day Guangdong and whose seat was originally located in Panyu.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
廣州
- (~市, formerly ~府, ~路) Guangzhou (a prefecture-level city, subprovincial city, and port, the provincial capital of Guangdong, China)
- (historical) Guǎng Prefecture (various ancient prefectures of imperial China in present-day Guangdong and Guangxi)
- (~市) Gwangju (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 廣州 (“Guangzhou”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 廣州, 穗 short | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 廣州 |
| Singapore | 廣州 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 廣州, 廣府, 省城, 省 |
| Hong Kong | 廣州, 省城, 大圈 slang | |
| Taishan | 廣州, 省城 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 省 | |
| Dongguan | 省城 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 廣州 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 廣州 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 省 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 廣州 |
| Quanzhou | 廣州 | |
| Zhangzhou | 廣州 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 廣州 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 廣州 | |
| Leizhou | 廣州 | |
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
- → English: Guangzhou, Kwangchow, Kwang-chow
- → French: Guangzhou
- → German: Guangzhou
- → Hindi: ग्वांगझोउ (gvāṅgjhou)
- → Japanese: コワンチョウ (Kowanchō)
- → Korean: 광저우 (Gwangjeou)
- → Portuguese: Guangzhou
- → Russian: Гуанчжо́у (Guančžóu)
- → Swedish: Guangzhou
- → Thai: กว่างโจว
- → Uyghur: گۇاڭجۇ (guangju)
- → Zhuang: Gvangjcouh
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