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廣東
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Guangdong is the southern-most province of China, barring the island of 海南, which was once part of Guangdong. The abbreviation for the province is 粵 and its capital city is Guangzhou/Canton (廣州). This province has the greatest concentration of Cantonese speakers, although other dialects, e.g., Hakka and Teochew, are also spoken. The name 廣東 itself comes from an abbreviation of 廣南東路. Level: 2 Google Frequency: 7,940,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:廣 gwong2 - broad; wide; vast; expand; spread東 dung1 - east ; host, master, owner; family name 15 compounds containing this word:廣東話 - Cantonese language廣東歌 - Cantonese song 廣東省 - Guangdong province 廣東菜 - Cantonese cuisine 廣東話字幕 - Cantonese subtitles (on TV , DVD) 廣東冬青 - Ilex kwangtungensis (Kwangtung holly) 廣東話班 - Cantonese class 廣東話課程 - Cantonese course 廣東牌 - Cantonese mahjong, Hong Kong mahjong 唔食廣東米 - to pass way (to no longer eat Cantonese rice) 廣東省銀行 - Kwangtung Provincial Bank 廣東道 - Canton Road 廣東歌手 - Canto-pop stars 廣東腔 - Cantonese accent Common Formations: 廣東歌謠 - traditional Cantonese nursery rhymes |
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Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 廣東
點先可以學好廣東話呢? 粵
How actually can I learn Cantonese well? [點先 is the abbreviated form of 點樣先至。 先至 means ‘really; actually’ here, often used with 呢 at the end of a sentence for emphasis. See this thread for details: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,111468,111471#msg-1114]
人哋啱啱學廣東話,發音唔準,你就唔好嘥人啦。 粵
Show all 12 examplesHer pronunciation is a bit off as she has started learning Cantonese not long ago. You shouldn't tease her. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,135838,135838#msg-135838] |
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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *** |