兩廣

See also: 两广

Chinese

		both; two; ounce both; two; ounce; 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
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Lióng-kóng

(Teochew, Peng'im): liang² guang²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Liǎngguǎng [Phonetic: liángguǎng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Leanggoang
  - IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: loeng⁵ gwong²
  - Yale: léuhng gwóng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁵ gwong²
  - Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁵ guong²
  - IPA ^(key): /lœ̽ːŋ¹³ kʷɔːŋ³⁵/
Min Nan
- (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
  - 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

References

Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932), “兩廣”, in 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor, 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary]‎ (in Japanese and Min Nan), volume 2, Taihoku: 同府 (Dōfu), OCLC 25747241, pages 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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