Guangdong

[ gwahng-dawng ]

/ ˈgwɑŋˈdɔŋ /

noun Pinyin.

a province in SE China. 89,344 sq. mi. (231,401 sq. km). Capital: Canton.

Also Kwangtung.

Example sentences from the Web for guangdong

“We know that Hong Kong people call us locusts,” said Mr. Sun, a visitor from Guangdong province.

Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies |Brendon Hong |October 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Its language—Cantonese—is spoken only in neighboring Macau and Guangdong province.

Hackers Attack Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Websites |Brendon Hong |June 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Scores of Chinese in Guangdong province began to immigrate to California through the Port of San Francisco.

‘The Search for General Tso’: The Origins of America’s Favorite Chinese Dish, General Tso’s Chicken |Marlow Stern |April 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But the existence of underground markets selling tiger in Guangdong has long been an open secret.

Why Do Chinese Oligarchs Secretly Love Illegal Tiger Meat? |Jake Adelstein |March 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

On a visit to China three years ago, I was taken to a hilltop park in a small city in Guangdong province.

David's Bookclub: It Was a Long Time Ago and It Never Happened Anyway |David Frum |April 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for guangdong

Guangdong

Kwangtung

/ (ˈɡwæŋˈdʊŋ) /

noun

a province of SE China, on the South China Sea: includes the Leizhou Peninsula, with densely populated river valleys; traditionally also including Macao and Hong Kong; the only true tropical climate in China. Capital: Canton. Pop: 79 540 000 (2003 est). Area: 197 100 sq km (76 100 sq miles)

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Guangdong

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British Dictionary definitions for guangdong

Kwangtung

noun