粵東

See also: 粤东

Chinese

		Cantonese; Guangdong	east
trad. (粵東)		粵	東
simp. (粤东)		粤	东

Pronunciation

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• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yuèdōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ dung¹
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): uag⁸ dang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yuèdōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yuèdong
    • Wade–Giles: Yüeh⁴-tung¹
    • Yale: Ywè-dūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuehdong
    • Palladius: Юэдун (Juedun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyut⁶ dung¹
    • Yale: yuht dūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ dung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ dung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² tʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: uag⁸ dang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ua̍k tang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /uak̚⁴⁻² taŋ³³/

Proper noun

粵東

1. eastern Guangdong (a region of Guangdong, China), equivalent to the prefecture-level cities of Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang, Shanwei, and Meizhou

   粵東僑鄉／粤东侨乡  ―  yuèdōng qiáoxiāng  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   粵東閩南語／粤东闽南语  ―  yuèdōng mǐnnányǔ  ―  eastern Guangdong dialects of Southern Min

   《羊城晚報》粵東版 [MSC, trad.]
   《羊城晚报》粤东版 [MSC, simp.]

   “yángchéngwǎnbào” yuèdōng-bǎn [Pinyin]

   eastern Guangdong edition of Ram City Evening News

2. (literary, obsolete) Guangdong
   • 1848, 徐繼畬, editor, 瀛寰志略, volume 5, page 3:

     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.]
     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.]

     Àodìlìyà, Ōuluóbā dàguó yě. Qí shāngchuán chū dǐ Yuèdōng shí, qí huà shuāng yīng, suì é chēngwéi Shuāngyīngguó. [Pinyin]

     Austria is a great nation in Europe. When its merchant ships first arrived in Guangdong, they flew flags with a double eagle depicted on them. They were thus mistakenly called the "Double Eagle Country."

   • 1917, “方言類”, in 徐珂, editor, 清稗類鈔, volume 16, 商務印書館, page 29:

     然粵東劇場說白，亦多作桂語，而學桂語者，又不能得其神似，遂皆成優伶之口吻。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     然粤东剧场说白，亦多作桂语，而学桂语者，又不能得其神似，遂皆成优伶之口吻。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Rán Yuèdōng jùchǎng shuōbái, yì duō zuò Guì yǔ, ér xué Guì yǔ zhě, yòu bùnéng dé qí shénsì, suì jiē chéng yōulíng zhī kǒuwěn. [Pinyin]

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Coordinate terms

• 粵西／粤西 (Yuèxī)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (粵東):

• → Japanese: 粤東(えっとう) (Ettō)