• Kwangtung,Kwang-Tung
• Canton(historical)
• Kuang-tung,Kuangtung(Wade–Giles)
• Quantung,Quang-tong(obsolete)
• Guandong(misspelling)
• Kwong Tung

From theHanyu Pinyin romanization ofMandarin廣東 /广东(Guǎngdōng).廣／广 (guǎng) itself means "expanse", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in 226C.E.. "Guangdong" and neighbouringGuangxi literally mean "Guang East" and "Guang West". Together, Guangdong and Guangxi are called the "Two Guangs" (兩廣／两广 (Liǎngguǎng)Liangguang).Doublet ofCanton, which went through Portuguese.

• (General American)IPA^(key):/ˈɡwɑŋˈdʊŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ɡwæŋˈdʊŋ/
• Hyphenation:Guang‧dong
• Rhymes:-ʊŋ

Guangdong

2. A populousprovince ofChina, located on the southern coast. Capital:Guangzhou.
   • 1975, Janet Goldwasser, Stuart Dowty, “Women: Half of Heaven”, inHuan-Ying: Worker's China‎^[1], New York:Monthly Review Press,→ISBN,→LCCN,→OCLC,page135:

     After the break-up of the 1924-1927 United Front, the Chinese Communist Party set up Soviets—liberated districts— in several parts of South China. One of the earliest liberated areas, organized in 1927-1928, was in the Hailufeng District ofGuangdong Province.

   • 1992,Richard Nixon, “The Pacific Triangle”, inSeize the Moment‎^[2],Simon & Schuster,→ISBN,→LCCN,→OCLC,page175:

     If the United States revoked MFN status, tariffs would skyrocket on the goods such as textiles, shoes, and toys that are primarily produced by private enterprises. Coastal provinces, such asGuangdong near Hong Kong and Fukien near Taiwan, that have served as the beachhead for free-market economics would suffer the worst blow.

   • 2022 June 23, Tiffany May, “Extreme Weather Hits China With Massive Floods and Scorching Heat”, inThe New York Times‎^[3],→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe original on23 June 2022, Asia Pacific‎^[4]:

     The authorities inGuangdong Province on Tuesday raised alerts to the highest level after days of rainfall and floods, closing schools, businesses and public transport in affected areas.

   • 2023 September 12, “Chinese city hunts for dozens of crocodiles”, inDeutsche Welle‎^[5], archived fromthe original on13 September 2023‎^[6]:

     Chinese media reported on Tuesday that more than 70 crocodiles had escaped after deluges inGuangdong province caused a lake at a crocodile farm to overflow.

   • For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:Guangdong.

• Cantonese

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Guangdong”, inThe Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[7], 2nd edition, volume 1,New York:Columbia University Press,→ISBN,→LCCN,→OCLC,page1455, columns1, 2

• (obsolete)Canton,(obsolete, 1879)Kouang-Tong,(obsolete, 1751)Quang-tung,(obsolete, 1751)Quan-ton,(obsolete, 1751)Quanton

From theHanyu Pinyin romanization ofMandarin廣東 /广东(Guǎngdōng).

• IPA^(key):/ɡwɑ̃ɡ.dɔ̃ɡ/;/ɡwaŋ.dɔŋ/

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leGuangdong m

1. Guangdong (A populousprovince ofChina, located on the southern coast)

   Holonym:Chine

   Meronym:Canton

• cantonais