廣州 - Wikiwand

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	Liangguang	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (廣州)	廣	州
simp. (广州)	广	州

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廣州 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
廣州 (Cantonese)
廣州 (Classical)
廣州 (Gan)
Kóng-chû (Hakka)
Guōng-ciŭ (Eastern Min)
Kńg-chiu (Southern Min)
廣州 (Wu)
Guangzhou (English)
Guangzhou (historical region) (English)

Etymology

Originally the name of a prefecture, first established in 226 CE and re-established in 264 CE, that covered parts of present-day Guangdong and whose seat was originally located in Panyu.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Guǎngzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwong² zau¹

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): gwong² zaau¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gong² ziu¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Kóng-chû

(Hailu, HRS): gong^ˊ zhiu^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): guong³ zu¹
Eastern Min (BUC): Guōng-ciŭ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gung³ ziu¹ / gng³ ziu¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Kńg-chiu / Kúiⁿ-chiu

(Teochew, Peng'im): geng² ziu¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kuaon-tseu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Guǎngzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄓㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Guǎngjhou
  - Wade–Giles: Kuang³-chou¹
  - Yale: Gwǎng-jōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goangjou
  - Palladius: Гуанчжоу (Guančžou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwong² zau¹
  - Yale: gwóng jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwong² dzau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guong² zeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: gwong² zaau¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔŋ³⁵ t͡sau²¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gong² ziu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵⁵ t͡siu³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kóng-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˋ zu^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong³ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /koŋ³¹ t͡su²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˊ zhiu^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /koŋ²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃiu⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: guong³ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kuɔŋ³¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Guōng-ciŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gung³ ziu¹ [Phonetic: gung⁵ niu¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Gn̂g-ciu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^(t͡s-)niu⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gng³ ziu¹ [Phonetic: gng⁵ niu¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kŋ̍³³²⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)niu⁵⁴⁴/

Note:

gung3 ziu1 - literary;
gng3 ziu1 - vernacular.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Kńg-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngfciw
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Penang): /kŋ̍⁴⁴⁵⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu³³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /kŋ̍⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kúiⁿ-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Kuínn-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvuyciw
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: geng² ziu¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ng tsiu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siu³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵kuaon-tseu
  - MiniDict: kuaon^去 tseu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kuaan-tseu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kuɑ̃³³ t͡sɤ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: kwangX tsyuw

More information Rime, Character ...

Rime
Character	廣	州
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	唐 (102)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	古晃切	職流切
Baxter	kwangX	tsyuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kwɑŋ^X/	/t͡ɕɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɑŋ^X/	/t͡ɕiu/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɑŋ^X/	/t͡ɕiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwaŋ^X/	/cuw/
Li Rong	/kuɑŋ^X/	/t͡ɕiu/
Wang Li	/kuɑŋ^X/	/t͡ɕĭəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kwɑŋ^X/	/t͡ɕi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guǎng	zhōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwong²	zau¹

Proper noun

廣州

(～市, formerly ～府, ～路) Guangzhou (a prefecture-level city, subprovincial city, and port, the provincial capital of Guangdong, China)
(historical) Guǎng Prefecture (various ancient prefectures of imperial China in present-day Guangdong and Guangxi autonomous region)
(～市) Gwangju (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)

Synonyms

(capital of Guangdong): 五羊城 (Wǔyángchéng), 羊城 (Yángchéng), 五羊 (Wǔyáng), 穗城 (Suìchéng)

Dialectal synonyms of 廣州 (“Guangzhou”) [map]

More information Variety, Location ...

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)	廣州, 穗 short
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	廣州
Singapore	廣州
Cantonese	Guangzhou	廣州, 廣府, 省城, 省
Hong Kong	廣州, 省城, 大圈 slang
Taishan	廣州, 省城
Kaiping (Chikan)	省
Dongguan	廣州, 省城
Singapore (Guangfu)	廣州
Hakka	Meixian	廣州
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	省
Southern Min	Xiamen	廣州
Quanzhou	廣州
Zhangzhou	廣州
Penang (Hokkien)	廣州
Singapore (Hokkien)	廣州
Shantou	廣州, 省城
Leizhou	廣州

Derived terms

廣州和約 / 广州和约
廣州戲 / 广州戏
廣州灣 / 广州湾 (Guǎngzhōuwān)
廣州話 / 广州话 (guǎngzhōuhuà)
廣州起義 / 广州起义 (Guǎngzhōu Qǐyì)
廣州路 / 广州路 (Guǎngzhōulù)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (廣州):

→ Japanese: 広(こう)州(しゅう) (Kōshū)
→ Korean: 광주(廣州) (Gwangju)
→ Vietnamese: Quảng Châu (廣州)

Others:

→ English: Guangzhou, Kwangchow, Kwang-chow
→ French: Guangzhou
→ German: Guangzhou
→ Hindi: ग्वांगझोउ (gvāṅgjhou)
→ Japanese: コワンチョウ (Kowanchō)
→ Korean: 광저우 (Gwangjeou)
→ Portuguese: Guangzhou
→ Russian: Гуанчжо́у (Guančžóu)
→ Swedish: Guangzhou
→ Thai: กว่างโจว
→ Uyghur: گۇاڭجۇ (guangju)
→ Zhuang: Gvangjcouh

Kanji in this term
廣	州
こう Jinmeiyō	しゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi	kan'on

Chinese

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Japanese

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Vietnamese

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