Greater Bay Area

English

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 大灣區 / 大湾区 (Dàwānqū).

Proper noun

Greater Bay Area

1. A megalopolis in South China, consisting of nine cities of the province of Guangdong (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Huizhou, and Zhaoqing) and two special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau).

Translations

megalopolis in South China

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 大灣區 / 大湾区 (daai⁶ waan¹ keoi¹)

  Mandarin: 大灣區 / 大湾区 (Dàwānqū)

• Macanese: Grándi Baia
• Portuguese: Área da Grande Baía f, Grande Baía f