Meanings
alternative P'an-yü
- A district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Excavated from the tomb of Southern Han Dynasty at Panyu District, Kuangtung.
1976, 世界陶磁全集, volume 11, →OCLC, page 3351 more example
In recent months, authorities in southern Guangdong province have faced increasingly assertive protests by residents opposed to potentially high-polluting projects including plans for a waste incinerator in Guangzhou’s Panyu district that was eventually put off by authorities.
2010 January 25, James Pomfret, “Hundreds protest S.China project over pollution worries”, in Ken Wills, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 05 May 2022, Environment
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Mandarin番禺
- EnglishPanyu
From Mandarin 番禺 (Pānyú).
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Chinese Cantonese 番禺
- 番禺 (pun¹ jyu⁴)a district and former county of China
Chinese Mandarin 番禺
- 番禺 (Pānyú)a district and former county of China
Vietnamese Phiên Ngung
- Phiên Ngunga district and former county of China
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Cite this entry
Panyu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panyu
“Panyu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panyu. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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