Etymology

Kwangtung

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Mandarin 廣東 /广东
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from廣東 /广东
  2. English todayKwangtung

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng).

Words from the same roots

Mandarin廣東 all →

cantonGuangdongpancit canton

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.