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Canton / Guangdong
guǎng dōng
hirotou / hiroto
廣東 is the title of Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China.
In English, this place is also known as Canton, and is the root of the word Cantonese for the language, culture, and cooking style of this region.
Beyond Canton, this can be the surname Hirotou or Hiroto in Japanese though often written in the modern form of 広東 in Japan.
Zhongshan
zhōng shān
中山 is the name of the city Zhongshan, located in Guangdong Province.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
寶林 宝林 see styles |
bǎo lín bao3 lin2 pao lin Hōrin |
More info & calligraphy: PaulineThe groves, or avenues of precious trees (in the Pure Land). The monastery of Huineng, sixth patriarch of the Chan sect, in 韶州典江縣 Dianjiang Xian, Shaozhou, Guangdong, cf. 慧 15. The 寶林傳 and supplement contain the teachings of this school. |
洭 see styles |
kuāng kuang1 k`uang kuang |
ancient name of a river 洭河[Kuang1 He2] in present-day Guangdong; (used in ancient place names) |
湞 浈 see styles |
zhēn zhen1 chen |
river in Guangdong province |
滘 see styles |
jiào jiao4 chiao |
place name in Guangdong |
粵 粤 see styles |
yuè yue4 yüeh |
Cantonese; short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1] |
中南 see styles |
zhōng nán zhong1 nan2 chung nan nakaminami なかみなみ |
South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan); abbr. for China-South Africa (place-name, surname) Nakaminami |
丹霞 see styles |
dān xiá dan1 xia2 tan hsia |
Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong; Danxia landform (red conglomerate and sandstone) |
五嶺 五岭 see styles |
wǔ lǐng wu3 ling3 wu ling gorei / gore ごれい |
the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3] (place-name) Nanling Mountains (China); Wuling |
京廣 京广 see styles |
jīng guǎng jing1 guang3 ching kuang |
Beijing and Guangdong |
兩廣 两广 see styles |
liǎng guǎng liang3 guang3 liang kuang |
the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional) |
南嶺 南岭 see styles |
nán lǐng nan2 ling3 nan ling nanrei / nanre なんれい |
Nanling mountain, on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi (given name) Nanrei |
大埔 see styles |
dà bù da4 bu4 ta pu |
Dabu County in Meizhou 梅州[Mei2 zhou1], Guangdong; Tai Po district of New Territories, Hong Kong; Dabu or Tabu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan |
嶺南 岭南 see styles |
lǐng nán ling3 nan2 ling nan reinan / renan れいなん |
south of the five ranges; old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi (place-name) Lingnan (China) |
広東 see styles |
hirotou / hiroto ひろとう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) Guangdong (China); Kwangtung; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (See 広州) Guangzhou; Kwangchow; Canton (China); (surname) Hirotou |
廣九 广九 see styles |
guǎng jiǔ guang3 jiu3 kuang chiu |
Guangdong and Kowloon (e.g. railway) |
廣普 广普 see styles |
guǎng pǔ guang3 pu3 kuang p`u kuang pu kōfu |
Guangdong pidgin (a mix of Standard Mandarin and Cantonese) widely and universally |
廣柑 广柑 see styles |
guǎng gān guang3 gan1 kuang kan |
a variety of orange grown in Guangdong, Sichuan, Taiwan etc |
新塘 see styles |
xīn táng xin1 tang2 hsin t`ang hsin tang shindomo しんども |
Xintang, common town or village name; Xintang village in Guangdong province (surname) Shindomo |
曹溪 see styles |
cáo xī cao2 xi1 ts`ao hsi tsao hsi Sōkei |
Caoqi, a stream, south-east of Shaozhou, Guangdong, which gave its name to 慧能 Huineng. |
武水 see styles |
wǔ shuǐ wu3 shui3 wu shui |
the Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong; formerly Shuang river 瀧水|泷水 |
武溪 see styles |
wǔ xī wu3 xi1 wu hsi |
Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong; formerly Shuang river 瀧水|泷水 |
水客 see styles |
shuǐ kè shui3 ke4 shui k`o shui ko |
smuggler, esp. of electronic goods from Macao or Hong Kong to Guangdong; boatman; fisherman; itinerant trader |
洭河 see styles |
kuāng hé kuang1 he2 k`uang ho kuang ho |
Kuang River, ancient name of a river in present-day Guangdong |
海康 see styles |
hǎi kāng hai3 kang1 hai k`ang hai kang |
Haikang former county in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong; Haikang (company name) |
潮州 see styles |
cháo zhōu chao2 zhou1 ch`ao chou chao chou tiochiu ティオチウ |
see 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4]; see 潮州鎮|潮州镇[Chao2 zhou1 Zhen4]; Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3 nan2 yu3] spoken in east Guangdong (place-name) Chaozhou (China); Teochew |
潮汕 see styles |
cháo shàn chao2 shan4 ch`ao shan chao shan |
Chaoshan, region in the east of Guangdong, encompassing the cities of Chaozhou 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4] and Shantou 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], with its own distinct language (Chaoshan Min 潮汕話|潮汕话[Chao2 shan4 hua4]) and culture |
潮洲 see styles |
cháo zhōu chao2 zhou1 ch`ao chou chao chou |
Chaozhou or Teochew, a town near Guangdong, with famous cuisine; Chaozhou, variant of Minnan dialect 閩南語|闽南语[Min3 nan2 yu3] spoken in east Guangdong |
瀧水 泷水 see styles |
shuāng shuǐ shuang1 shui3 shuang shui takimizu たきみず |
Shuang river in Hunan and Guangdong (modern Wu river 武水) (surname) Takimizu |
珠江 see styles |
zhū jiāng zhu1 jiang1 chu chiang chuuchian / chuchian チューチアン |
Pearl River (Guangdong) Pearl River (China); Canton River; Zhu Jiang; Chu Chiang; (place-name) Zhu Jiang; Chu Kiang |
琶洲 see styles |
pá zhōu pa2 zhou1 p`a chou pa chou |
Pazhou district in Guangzhou, Guangdong; Pazhou Island in Guangzhou, formerly called Whampoa, historical anchoring point for foreign trade ships |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Canton Guangdong | 廣東 广东 | hirotou / hiroto hiroto / hiroto | guǎng dōng guang3 dong1 guang dong guangdong | kuang tung kuangtung |
| Zhongshan | 中山 | zhōng shān zhong1 shan1 zhong shan zhongshan | chung shan chungshan |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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