Etymology

Kuang-tung

Mandarin 廣東 /广东
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from廣東 /广东
  2. English todayKuang-tung

From Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng) Wade–Giles romanization: Kuang³-tung¹.

Words from the same roots

Mandarin廣東 all →

cantonGuangdongpancit canton

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.