Guangzhou

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.

/ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/ /kwæŋˈt͡ʃəʊ/ /ˈɡwɑŋˈd͡ʒoʊ/ /ɡwæŋˈdʒəʊ/ gwängʹjōʹ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Guangzhou.wav

Guangzhou GUZ Kuang-chou Kwang-chow Kwangchow

Mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣州 /广州 (Guǎngzhōu, “expansive district [capital]”).

Canton Kwang-chow Foo

Not to be confused with Guangdong Cantonese

Guangzhouese

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