Liangguang

Liang·guang
L1I1A1N1G2G2U1A1N1G2

proper noun

Guangdong and Guangxi taken together

Scrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Liangkwang

  1. The Qing viceroyalty which oversaw the two provinces

    She was one of the first to ship champagne to the East - China received 48 bottles of Veuve Clicquot in 1847, around the same time as the Treaty of Canton was signed between Sweden-Norway and Qiying, the viceroy of Liangguang.

    2015 December 19, Nellie Ming Lee, “Behind many great champagnes is an even greater woman”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2015, FOOD & DRINK

Origin

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 兩廣/两广 (Liǎngguǎng, “the Two Expanses”).

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APA

Liangguang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liangguang

MLA

“Liangguang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liangguang. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Liangguang,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liangguang.

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