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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] |
三水 see styles |
sān shuǐ san1 shui3 san shui mimizu みみず |
Sanshui, a district of Foshan 佛山市[Fo2shan1 Shi4], Guangdong kanji "water" radical (radical 85); (surname) Mimizu |
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) |
云城 see styles |
yún chéng yun2 cheng2 yün ch`eng yün cheng |
Yuncheng district of Yunfu city 雲浮市|云浮市[Yun2 fu2 shi4], Guangdong |
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 |
五華 五华 see styles |
wǔ huá wu3 hua2 wu hua |
Wuhua county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong; Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan |
京廣 京广 see styles |
jīng guǎng jing1 guang3 ching kuang |
Beijing and Guangdong |
佛岡 佛冈 see styles |
fó gāng fo2 gang1 fo kang |
Fogang county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[Qing1 yuan3], Guangdong |
信宜 see styles |
xìn yí xin4 yi2 hsin i |
Xinyi, county-level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong |
兩廣 两广 see styles |
liǎng guǎng liang3 guang3 liang kuang |
the two provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (traditional) |
化州 see styles |
huà zhōu hua4 zhou1 hua chou |
Huazhou, county-level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong |
南山 see styles |
nán shān nan2 shan1 nan shan minamiyama みなみやま |
Nanshan or Namsan, common place name; Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong (1) southern mountains; mountains to the south; (2) (See 北嶺・1) Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); (place-name, surname) Minamiyama Southern hill, name of a monastery which gave its name to 道宣 Tao-hsuan of the Tang dynasty, founder of the 四分律 school. |
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 |
南沙 see styles |
nán shā nan2 sha1 nan sha nansa なんさ |
Nansha Islands, aka Spratly Islands; Nansha District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong (place-name) Nansa |
南澳 see styles |
nán ào nan2 ao4 nan ao |
Nan'ao County in Shantou 汕頭|汕头[Shan4 tou2], Guangdong; Nan'ao Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], Taiwan; abbr. for 南澳大利亞州|南澳大利亚州[Nan2 ao4 da4 li4 ya4 zhou1], South Australia |
南雄 see styles |
nán xióng nan2 xiong2 nan hsiung minao みなお |
Nanxiong, county-level city in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong (given name) Minao |
博羅 博罗 see styles |
bó luó bo2 luo2 po lo |
Boluo county in Huizhou 惠州[Hui4 zhou1], Guangdong |
台山 see styles |
tái shān tai2 shan1 t`ai shan tai shan daiyama だいやま |
Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong (personal name) Daiyama |
吳川 吴川 see styles |
wú chuān wu2 chuan1 wu ch`uan wu chuan |
Wuchuan, county-level city in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong |
四會 四会 see styles |
sì huì si4 hui4 ssu hui |
Sihui, county-level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong See: 四会 |
坡頭 坡头 see styles |
pō tóu po1 tou2 p`o t`ou po tou |
Potou District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong |
增城 see styles |
zēng chéng zeng1 cheng2 tseng ch`eng tseng cheng |
Zengcheng county level city in Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1], Guangdong |
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 |
天河 see styles |
tiān hé tian1 he2 t`ien ho tien ho tenga てんが |
Milky Way; Tianhe District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong the Milky Way; (female given name) Tenga |
始興 始兴 see styles |
shǐ xīng shi3 xing1 shih hsing shifun シフン |
Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong (place-name) Siheung (South Korea) |
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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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