粵東
See also: 粤东
Chinese
| Cantonese; Guangdong | east | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (粵東) | 粵 | 東 | |
| simp. (粤东) | 粤 | 东 | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
粵東
- eastern Guangdong (a region of Guangdong, China), equivalent to the prefecture-level cities of Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang, Shanwei, and Meizhou
- (literary, obsolete) Guangdong
- 𡒃地利亞，歐羅巴大國也。其商船初抵粵東時，旗畫雙鷹，遂訛稱為雙鷹國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1849, Xu Jiyu, 瀛環志略
- Àodìlìyà, Ōuluóbā dàguó yě. Qí shāngchuán chū dǐ Yuèdōng shí, qí huà shuāng yīng, suì é chēngwéi Shuāngyīngguó. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
奥地利亚，欧罗巴大国也。其商船初抵粤东时，旗画双鹰，遂讹称为双鹰国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Descendants
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