兩廣

See also: 两广

Chinese

		both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael	wide; numerous; to spread
trad. (兩廣)		兩	廣
simp. (两广)		两	广

Etymology

Literally "two Guangs". From most viceroyalties consisting of a pair of provinces. Also a contraction of Guangdong (廣東／广东 (Guǎngdōng)) and Guangxi (廣西／广西 (Guǎngxī)).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Liǎngguǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁵ gwong²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Lióng-kóng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): liang² guang²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Liǎngguǎng [Phonetic: liángguǎng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Liǎngguǎng
    • Wade–Giles: Liang³-kuang³
    • Yale: Lyǎng-gwǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Leanggoang
    • Palladius: Лянгуан (Ljanguan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁵ gwong²
    • Yale: léuhng gwóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ gwong²
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ guong²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ¹³ kʷɔːŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lióng-kóng
    • Tâi-lô: Lióng-kóng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liofngkorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: liang² guang²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liáng kuáng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kuaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

Proper noun

兩廣

1. Liangguang (Guangdong and Guangxi taken together as a unit)
2. (historical) Liangguang (the Qing viceroyalty which oversaw both provinces)

Synonyms

• 兩粵／两粤 (Liǎngyuè)

References

• 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor (1931–1932), “兩廣”, in 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎^[1], volume 2 (overall work in Hokkien and Japanese), Taihoku: Government-General of Taiwan, →OCLC, page 996
• Duffus, William (1883) “Canton”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 34