# 廣東
## Chinese

* 廣東 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 廣東 (Cantonese)
* 廣東 (Classical)
* 廣東 (Gan)
* Kóng-tûng (Hakka)
* Guōng-dĕ̤ng (Eastern Min)
* Kńg-tang (Southern Min)
* 廣東 (Wu)

### Etymology

Named after Guangnan East Circuit (廣南東路／广南东路 (Guǎngnán Dōng Lù)) of the Song dynasty, which was abbreviated as 廣東路 (Guǎngdōng Lù).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Guǎngdōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwong$^2$ dung$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gong$^2$ uung$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Kóng-tûng
    (Hailu, HRS): gong$^ˊ$ dung$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): guong$^3$ dung$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): Guōng-dĕ̤ng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gung$^3$ dorng$^1$ / gng$^3$ dorng$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Kńg-tang / Kúiⁿ-tang
    (Teochew, Peng'im): geng$^2$ dang$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$kuaon-ton
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Guǎngdōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄉㄨㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Guǎngdong
*** Wade–Giles: Kuang$^3$-tung$^1$
*** Yale: Gwǎng-dūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goangdong
*** Palladius: Гуандун (Guandun)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gwong$^2$ dung$^1$
*** Yale: gwóng dūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gwong$^2$ dung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: guong$^2$ dung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʷɔːŋ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gong$^2$ uung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔŋ⁵⁵ ɵŋ³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kóng-tûng
*** Hakka Romanization System: gong$^ˋ$ dung$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gong$^3$ dung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /koŋ³¹ tuŋ²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: gong$^ˊ$ dung$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /koŋ²⁴⁻³³ tuŋ⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: guong$^3$ dung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kuɔŋ³¹ tʊŋ⁴⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Guōng-dĕ̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /kuoŋ³³⁻²¹ $^{(t-)}$nøyŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gung$^3$ dorng$^1$ [Phonetic: gung$^5$ norng$^1$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Gn̂g-do̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /kuŋ⁴⁵³⁻²¹ $^{(t-)}$nɒŋ⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gng$^3$ dorng$^1$ [Phonetic: gng$^5$ norng$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /kŋ̍³³²⁻²¹ $^{(t-)}$nɒŋ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Philippines, Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-tang
*** Tâi-lô: Kńg-tang
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kngfdafng
*** IPA (Penang): /kŋ̍⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ taŋ³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ³³/
*** IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kúiⁿ-tang
*** Tâi-lô: Kuínn-tang
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kvuy'dafng
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: geng$^2$ dang$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ng tang
*** Sinological IPA : /kɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ taŋ³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$kuaon-ton
*** MiniDict: kuaon$^去$ ton
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$kuaan-ton
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kuɑ̃³³ toŋ⁴⁴/

### Proper noun

廣東
* (～省) Guangdong (A populous province of China, located on the southern coast)
    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. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

#### Synonyms

* (short) 粵／粤 (Yuè)
* (literary) 南粵／南粤 (Nányuè)
* (obsolete) 粵東／粤东 (Yuèdōng)

#### Derived terms

* 廣東人 / 广东人 (Guǎngdōngrén)
* 廣東住血線蟲 / 广东住血线虫 (Guǎngdōng zhùxuèxiànchóng)
* 廣東大戲 / 广东大戏 (guǎngdōng dàxì)
* 廣東油桐 / 广东油桐
* 廣東漢劇 / 广东汉剧 (Guǎngdōng hànjù)
* 廣東灣 / 广东湾
* 廣東炒麵 / 广东炒面
* 廣東石灣窯 / 广东石湾窑
* 廣東粥 / 广东粥
* 廣東言話 / 广东言话
* 廣東話 / 广东话 (guǎngdōnghuà)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 広東(こうとう) (Kōtō)
* → Okinawan: 広東(くゎんとぅん) (Kwantun)
* → Korean: 광동(廣東) (Gwangdong)
* → Vietnamese: Quảng Đông (廣東)
Others:
* → English: Guangdong, Kwangtung
* → French: Guangdong, Kouang-tong
* → Korean: 광둥 (Gwangdung)
* → Manchu: ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠩᡩᡠᠩ (guwangdung)
* → Mongolian: ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠩᠳᠦᠩ (ɣuwangdüng)
* → Portuguese: Cantão
** → English: Canton
*** → Japanese: 広東(カントン) (Kanton)
** → French: Canton
** → Italian: Canton
** → Russian: Канто́н (Kantón)
** →? Spanish: Cantón
* → Russian: Гуанду́н (Guandún)
* → Thai: กวางตุ้ง (gwaang-dtûng)
* → Zhuang: Guengjdoeng, Gvangjdungh

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 廣 | 東 |
| かん Jinmeiyō | とん Grade: 2 |
| irregular ||
Kanji in this term :
| 廣 | 東 |
| こう Jinmeiyō | とう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 廣東 – see the following entry. :
| 【広東カントン】 | [proper noun] Guangdong (A populous province of China, located on the southern coast) [proper noun] Synonym of 広州 (Kōshū): Guangzhou (a major city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China) |
| 【広東こうとう】 | [proper noun] Guangdong (A populous province of China, located on the southern coast) |
(This term, 廣東, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 廣 | 東 |

### Proper noun

廣東 • (Gwangdong) (hangeul 광동)
* hanja form of 광동 : Guangdong (A populous province of China, located on the southern coast)

## Okinawan

Kanji in this term :
| 廣 | 東 |
| Jinmeiyō | Grade: 2 |
* Alternative spelling
* 広東

### Proper noun

廣東(くゎんとぅん) or 廣東(クヮントゥン) (Kwantun)
* Kyūjitai form of 広東: Guangdong (A populous province of China, located on the southern coast)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 廣 | 東 |

### Proper noun

廣東
* chữ Hán form of Quảng Đông.: Guangdong (A populous province of China, located on the southern coast)