Guangzhou

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Guangzhou

/ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/ US
/kwæŋˈt͡ʃəʊ/ UK
/ˈɡwɑŋˈd͡ʒoʊ/
/ɡwæŋˈdʒəʊ/

Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

Mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 廣州 /广州 (Guǎngzhōu, “expansive district [capital]”).

proper noun GUZ · Kuang-chou · Kwang-chow · Kwangchow

A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China. The Chinese side of the border, Shumchun, is a long building—a combination reception house, customs office, and dining facility. We were guided down corridors, past dining rooms crowded with businessmen noisily enjoying lunch before the train for Guangzhou pulled out.
Similar: Canton, Kwang-chow Foo

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: canton, kwangchow, kuangchou, guangdong, chengdu, tianjin, harbin, taipei, hankou, shenzhen, beijing, kunming, chongqing, hangzhou, wuhan, china

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name Chinese city

Español	Cantón
한국어	광저 gwangjeo, 광주 gwangju, 광저우 gwangjeou
日本語	広州 Kōshū
中文	廣州 /广州 Guǎngzhōu
हिन्दी	ग्वांगझोउ gvāṅgjhou
Português	Cantão, Guangzhou
Français	Canton, Guangzhou
Deutsch	Guangzhou, Kanton
Italiano	Canton
Ελληνικά	Καντώνα Kantóna
Русский	Гуанчжо́у Guančžóu, Канто́н Kantón
Tiếng Việt	Quảng Châu
العربية	قْوَانْغْتْشُو qwānḡtšū, غْوَانْغْجُو ḡwānḡjū
עברית	גואנגג׳ואו

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@misc{guangzhou_2026,
  title = {Guangzhou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guangzhou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}