Guangdong
Syllables: Guang·dong/ɡwæŋˈdʊŋ/US/ˈɡwɑŋˈdʊŋ/
Guangdong proper noun: a populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou.
Proper noun
Guangdong
- A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou.
- After the break-up of the 1924-1927 United Front, the Chinese Communist Party set up Soviets—liberated districts— in several parts of South China. One of the earliest liberated areas, organized in 1927-1928, was in the Hailufeng District of Guangdong Province.1975, Janet Goldwasser, Stuart Dowty, “Women: Half of Heaven”, in Huan-Ying: Worker's China, New York: Monthly Review Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 135
- If the United States revoked MFN status, tariffs would skyrocket on the goods such as textiles, shoes, and toys that are primarily produced by private enterprises. Coastal provinces, such as Guangdong near Hong Kong and Fukien near Taiwan, that have served as the beachhead for free-market economics...1992, Richard Nixon, “The Pacific Triangle”, in Seize the Moment, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 175
Guangdong meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Indonesian
Guangdong in Hindi
- province of China
- गुआंगदोंग guāṅgdoṅg
Guangdong in Marathi
- province of China
- कुआंग्टुंग kuāṅgṭuṅga
Guangdong in Arabic
- province of China
- كْوَنْغْدُنْغ kwanḡdunḡ, غْوَانْغْدُونْغ ḡwanḡdunḡ
Guangdong in Indonesian
- province of China
- Guangdong
More languagesFewer languages
- Guangdong in Thai
- กวางตุ้ง gwaang-dtûng
- Guangdong in Vietnamese
- Quảng Đông
- Guangdong in Myanmar
- ကွမ်တုန်း kwamtun:
Examples of Guangdong in a sentence
- Coastal provinces, such as Guangdong near Hong Kong and Fukien near Taiwan, that have served as the beachhead for free-market economics would suffer the worst blow.1992, Richard Nixon, “The Pacific Triangle”, in Seize the Moment, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 175:
- The authorities in Guangdong Province on Tuesday raised alerts to the highest level after days of rainfall and floods, closing schools, businesses and public transport in affected areas.2022 June 23, Tiffany May, “Extreme Weather Hits China With Massive Floods and Scorching Heat”, in The New York Times (Asia Pacific...
- Chinese media reported on Tuesday that more than 70 crocodiles had escaped after deluges in Guangdong province caused a lake at a crocodile farm to overflow.2023 September 12, “Chinese city hunts for dozens of crocodiles”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2023:
Forms of Guangdong
| alternative form | Kwangtung |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Kwang-Tung |
| alternative form | Kuang-tung |
| alternative form | Kuangtung |
| alternative misspelling | Guandong |
| alternative form | Kwong Tung |
| alternative form (dated) | Canton |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Quantung |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Quang-tong |
Origin of Guangdong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng). 廣／广 (guǎng) itself means "expanse", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in 226 CE. "Guangdong" and neighbouring Guangxi literally mean "Guang East" and "Guang West". Together, Guangdong and Guangxi are called the "Two Guangs" (兩廣／两广 (Liǎngguǎng) Liangguang). Doublet of Canton, which went through Portuguese.
Words that rhyme with Guangdong
Questions about Guangdong
- What does Guangdong mean?
- Guangdong means a populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou.
- What is Guangdong in Hindi?
- Guangdong in Hindi is गुआंगदोंग (guāṅgdoṅg). See Guangdong meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Guangdong in a sentence?
- Coastal provinces, such as Guangdong near Hong Kong and Fukien near Taiwan, that have served as the beachhead for free-market economics would suffer the worst blow.
- What part of speech is Guangdong?
- Guangdong is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Guangdong?
- Guangdong is pronounced /ˈɡwɑŋˈdʊŋ/ (US).
Words near Guangdong in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Guangdong (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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