廣東 in Chinese / Japanese...

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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.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
廣東广东 see styles	guǎng dōng guang3 dong1 kuang tung hirotou / hiroto ひろとう	More info & calligraphy: Canton / Guangdong Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵\|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州\|广州 (surname) Hirotou
廣東人广东人 see styles	guǎng dōng rén guang3 dong1 ren2 kuang tung jen	廣東人 Custom Scroll Cantonese (people)
廣東省广东省 see styles	guǎng dōng shěng guang3 dong1 sheng3 kuang tung sheng	廣東省 Custom Scroll Guangdong Province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵\|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州\|广州[Guang3 zhou1]
廣東話广东话 see styles	guǎng dōng huà guang3 dong1 hua4 kuang tung hua	廣東話 Custom Scroll Cantonese language
廣東藥學院广东药学院 see styles	guǎng dōng yào xué yuàn guang3 dong1 yao4 xue2 yuan4 kuang tung yao hsüeh yüan	廣東藥學院 Custom Scroll Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
廣東醫學院广东医学院 see styles	guǎng dōng yī xué yuàn guang3 dong1 yi1 xue2 yuan4 kuang tung i hsüeh yüan	廣東醫學院 Custom Scroll Guangdong Medical College
廣東海洋大學广东海洋大学 see styles	guǎng dōng hǎi yáng dà xué guang3 dong1 hai3 yang2 da4 xue2 kuang tung hai yang ta hsüeh	廣東海洋大學 Custom Scroll Guangdong Ocean University
廣東外語外貿大學广东外语外贸大学 see styles	guǎng dōng wài yǔ wài mào dà xué guang3 dong1 wai4 yu3 wai4 mao4 da4 xue2 kuang tung wai yü wai mao ta hsüeh	廣東外語外貿大學 Custom Scroll Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
廣東科學技術職業學院广东科学技术职业学院 see styles	guǎng dōng kē xué jì shù zhí yè xué yuàn guang3 dong1 ke1 xue2 ji4 shu4 zhi2 ye4 xue2 yuan4 kuang tung k`o hsüeh chi shu chih yeh hsüeh yüan kuang tung ko hsüeh chi shu chih yeh hsüeh yüan	Buy Custom Scroll Guangdong Institute of Science and Technology
Variations: 広東(P) 廣東(sK) see styles	kanton カントン	(1) Guangdong (China); Kwangtung; (2) (See 広州) Guangzhou (China)
Variations: 広東料理廣東料理(sK) see styles	kantonryouri / kantonryori カントンりょうり	Cantonese food; Cantonese cuisine

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
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.