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Dongguan

Syllables: Dong·guan/ˈdʊŋˈɡwɑn/

Dongguan proper noun: a prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.

Proper noun

Dongguan

  1. A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
    • In Tungkuan County, the Houchieh Brigade under Houchieh Commune, with the assistance of the Mao Tsetung Thought propaganda team, made[…][1970, Union Research Service, volume 59, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19
    • Dongguan was different. It rose by no one’s decree; it simply grew. While Shenzhen aspired to advanced technology and innovation, Dongguan took what it could get, which meant low-tech factories from Hong Kong and Taiwan that made clothing, toys, and shoes.2008, Leslie T. Chang, Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China, New York: Spiegel & Grau, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 29
    Synonyms:
    Tungkun, Tungkoon

Dongguan meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

Dongguan in Arabic

a city of China
دُونْغْقْوَان dunḡqwān, دُونْغْغْوَان dunḡḡwān

Dongguan in Vietnamese

a city of China
Đông Hoản

Synonyms of Dongguan

Forms of Dongguan

alternative formTungkuan
alternative formTung-kuan

Origin of Dongguan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東莞／东莞 (Dōngguǎn).

Questions about Dongguan

What does Dongguan mean?
Dongguan means a prefecture-level city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
What is Dongguan in Arabic?
Dongguan in Arabic is دُونْغْقْوَان (dunḡqwān), دُونْغْغْوَان (dunḡḡwān). See Dongguan meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Dongguan?
Dongguan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dongguan?
Dongguan is pronounced /ˈdʊŋˈɡwɑn/.

Words near Dongguan in the dictionary

  1. dongers
  2. Dongfang
  3. Dongfeng
  4. Donggang
  5. Donggoan
  6. Dongguan
  7. Donggyeongi
  8. Donggyeongis
  9. Donghai
  10. Donghak
  11. Donghol

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