廣西

See also: 广西 and 広西

Chinese

		wide; numerous; to spread	west
trad. (廣西)		廣	西
simp. (广西)		广	西

Etymology

Named after Guangnan West Circuit 廣南西路／广南西路 (Guǎngnán Xī Lù) of the Song dynasty.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Guǎngxī

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwong² sai¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gong² lhai¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Kóng-sî

(Meixian, Guangdong): guong³ xi¹
Min Dong (BUC): Guōng-să̤
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Kńg-sai / Kúiⁿ-sai / Kńg-se

(Teochew, Peng'im): geng² sai¹
Wu (Wiktionary): ²kuaan-xi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Guǎngxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Guǎngsi
  - Wade–Giles: Kuang³-hsi¹
  - Yale: Gwǎng-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goangshi
  - Palladius: Гуанси (Guansi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwong² sai¹
  - Yale: gwóng sāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwong² sai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guong² sei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ³⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gong² lhai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵⁵ ɬai³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kóng-sî
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong` xi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong³ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /koŋ³¹ ɕi²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: guong³ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kuɔŋ³¹ ɕi⁴⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Guōng-să̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(s-)nɛ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-sai
  - Tâi-lô: Kńg-sai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngfsay
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai³³/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kúiⁿ-sai
  - Tâi-lô: Kuínn-sai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvuysay
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-se
  - Tâi-lô: Kńg-se
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngfsef
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: geng² sai¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ng sai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ sai³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ²kuaan-xi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯɑ̃³³ ɕi⁴⁴/

Proper noun

廣西

(～壯族自治區, formerly ～僮族自治區, ～省) Guangxi (a Zhuang autonomous region and former province of China; capital: Nanning)

Derived terms

廣西地不容／广西地不容 (Guǎngxī dìbùróng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (廣西):

→ Japanese: 広西(こうせい) (Kōsei)
→ Korean: 광서(廣西) (Gwangseo)
→ Vietnamese: Quảng Tây (廣西)

Others:

→ English: Guangxi, Kwangsi, Kwongsai
→ French: Guangxi, Kouang-Si
→ Korean: 광시 (Gwangsi)
→ Manchu: ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠩᠰᡳ (guwangsi)
→ Mongolian: ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠩᠰᠢ (ɣuwaŋsi)
→ Portuguese: Guangxi
→ Russian: Гуанси́ (Guansí)
→ Uyghur: گۇاڭشى‎ (guangshi)
→ Zhuang: Guengjsae, Gvangjsih

Japanese

Kanji in this term
廣	西
こう Jinmeiyō	せい Grade: 2

Proper noun

廣(こう)西(せい) • (Kōsei)

Kyūjitai form of 広西 (“Guangxi”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
廣	西

Proper noun

廣西 • (Gwangseo) (hangeul 광서)

Hanja form^? of 광서 (“Guangxi”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
廣	西

Proper noun

廣西

chữ Hán form of Quảng Tây (“Guangxi”).

Zhuang

Proper noun

廣西

Sawndip form of Gvangjsih

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