Meanings
alternative Kuang-hsi · alternative Kwangsi · alternative obsolete Quangsi · alternative obsolete Quang-si · alternative obsolete Quansii · alternative obsolete Quancii
- A Zhuang autonomous region of China. Official name: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Capital: Nanning.
Hornet attacks have been reported elsewhere in China as well. Last month, a swarm attacked a primary school in the Guangxi Autonomous Region in southern China, injuring 30 people, including 23 children.
2013 October 3, “Giant Hornets Kill Dozens in China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2013, Asia Pacific4 more examples
Cadres from minority groups have multiplied rapidly since Liberation. For example, in the early 1950s there were only about nine hundred cadres from minorities in the Guangxi-Zhuang Autonomous Region. In 1970 there were about seventy-eight thousand. More recent press reports indicate that this trend is continuing.
1975, Janet Goldwasser, Stuart Dowty, “National Minorities”, in Huan-Ying: Worker's China, New York: Monthly Review Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 327In mid-1917, President Duan Qi-rui took steps to join China’s miniscule might in the Great War of Europe: by declaring war against Germany, he would become eligible for Japanese and other foreign loans and support which could be turned toward building up his army and threatening his competitors with forcible reunification. On the southern side, Lu Rong-ting, the Guangxi militarist, maneuvered to extend his power; Sun Yat-sen and his supporters in the navy had landed in Canton for yet another attempt at power; and in Fujian, Zhejiang, Sichuan, and elsewhere other warlords were on the outlook for the main chance. Reunification by mere coalition among these ambitious men was the dream of all, but, as all hoped to head the coalition and gain the lion’s share of its spoils, all such schemes were doomed.
1978, Angus W. McDonald, Jr., “Power”, in The Urban Origins of Rural Revolution: Elites and the Masses in Hunan Province, China, 1911-1927, University of California Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 30THE OFFICIAL NAME of Kuanghsi province is the Kuanghsi Chuang Autonomous Region. Next to the Han Chinese, the Chuang are China’s largest ethnic group. That surprises people. Most people would think it was the Manchus, or the Uigurs, or the Mongols, or the Tibetans. But in 1990 there were 15 million Chuang in China, compared to 10 million Manchus, 7 million Uigurs, 5 million Mongols, and 4.5 million Tibetans. Since most of China’s 15 million Chuang live in Kuanghsi, hence the province’s distinction as the Kuanghsi Chuang Autonomous Region.
壯族
[2015, Bill Porter, “The Chuang [壯族]”, in South of the Clouds: Travels in Southwest China, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 23At the bottom of a sinkhole, ancient trees stretch nearly 130 feet high. Dense plants cover the ground, and a rare type of bamboo grows. Cave explorers discovered the hidden forest this month when they descended into a previously unexplored massive sinkhole in south China’s Guangxi region. Researchers say the hole, which is roughly 630 feet deep and spans more than 176 million cubic feet, could be home to previously unidentified plant and animal species.
2022 May 19, Marisa Iati, “In a massive sinkhole, scientists find a secret forest”, in The Washington Post (Asia section), Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 May 2022
Origin
- Mandarin廣西 /广西
- EnglishGuangxi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣西 /广西 (Guǎngxī). 廣/广 (guǎng) itself means "expanse", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in 226 AD. "Guangxi" and neighbouring Guangdong literally mean "Guang West" and "Guang East". Together, Guangdong and Guangxi are called the "Two Guangs" (兩廣/两广 (Liǎngguǎng) Liangguang).
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Arabic قْوَانْغْشِي, غْوَانْغْشِي
- قْوَانْغْشِي (qwanḡšī)Zhuang autonomous region in China
- غْوَانْغْشِي (ḡwanḡšī)Zhuang autonomous region in China
- جْوَانْجْشِي (gwangšī)Zhuang autonomous region in China
Chinese Cantonese 廣西 /广西
- 廣西 /广西 (gwong² sai¹)Zhuang autonomous region in China
Chinese Mandarin 廣西 /广西
- 廣西 /广西 (Guǎngxī)Zhuang autonomous region in China
Czech Kuang-si
- Kuang-siZhuang autonomous region in China
Esperanto Gvanŝio, Gŭangŝjio
- GvanŝioZhuang autonomous region in China
- GŭangŝjioZhuang autonomous region in China
Greek Κουανγκσί
- Κουανγκσί (Kouangksí)Zhuang autonomous region in China
Hindi गुआंगशी
- गुआंगशी (guāṅgśī)Zhuang autonomous region in China
Hungarian Kuanghszi
- KuanghsziZhuang autonomous region in China
Japanese 広西
- 広西 (Kōsei)Zhuang autonomous region in China
Korean 광시, 광서
- 광시 (Gwangsi)Zhuang autonomous region in China
- 광서 (gwangseo)Zhuang autonomous region in China
Latvian Guansji
- GuansjiZhuang autonomous region in China
Lithuanian Guangsi
- GuangsiZhuang autonomous region in China
Polish Kuangsi
- KuangsiZhuang autonomous region in China
Portuguese Guangxi, Quancim
- GuangxiZhuang autonomous region in China
- QuancimZhuang autonomous region in China
Russian Гуанси́
- Гуанси́ (Guansí)Zhuang autonomous region in China
Vietnamese Quảng Tây
- Quảng TâyZhuang autonomous region in China
Cite this entry
Guangxi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guangxi
“Guangxi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guangxi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guangxi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guangxi.
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