廣府

Chinese

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Etymology

Referring to the historical 廣州广州 (Guǎngzhōu fǔ, Guangzhou provincial capital), replaced in 1921 with 廣州广州 (Guǎngzhōu shì, City of Guangzhou).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

廣府

  1. Guangzhou and its surrounding areas; the Cantonese-speaking region

Usage notes

This term is used to refer to the dialects of Cantonese that are more or less similar to the Guangzhou dialect, in order to distinguish them from those that are more divergent (eg. the dialects spoken in Taishan or Yangjiang).

Derived terms

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