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

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

Liangguang (Guangdong and Guangxi taken together as a unit)
(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]‎, 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

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