廣州

See also: 広州 and 广州

Chinese

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

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

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

(Meixian, Guangdong): guong³ zu¹
Min Dong (BUC): Guōng-ciŭ
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Kńg-chiu / Kúiⁿ-chiu

(Teochew, Peng'im): geng² ziu¹
Wu (Wiktionary): ²kuaan-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): /kwɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ 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/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gong² ziu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵⁵ t͡siu³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kóng-chû
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong` zu´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong³ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /koŋ³¹ t͡su²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: guong³ zu¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kuɔŋ³¹ t͡su⁴⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Guōng-ciŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(t͡s-)ʒieu⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Kńg-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngfciw
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /kŋ̍⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kúiⁿ-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: Kuínn-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvuyciw
  - IPA (Penang): /kuĩ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: geng² ziu¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ng tsiu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siu³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ²kuaan-tseu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯɑ̃³³ t͡sɜ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /kwɑŋ^X t͡ɕɨu/

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
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/
Bernard 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, a 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)
(～市) Gwangju (a city in Gyeonggi, South Korea)

Synonyms

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

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
廣	州
こう Jinmeiyō	しゅう Grade: 3

Proper noun

廣(こう)州(しゅう) • (Kōshū)

Kyūjitai form of 広州 (“Guangzhou”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
廣	州

Proper noun

廣州 • (Gwangju) (hangeul 광주)

Hanja form^? of 광주 (“Guangzhou”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
廣	州

Proper noun

廣州

chữ Hán form of Quảng Châu (“Guangzhou”).

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