Guangdong

American  

[gwahng-dawng] / ˈgwɑŋˈdɔŋ /

(Older Spelling) Kwangtung

noun

Pinyin.

1. a province in southeastern China. 89,344 sq. mi. (231,401 sq. km). Canton.

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Guangdong British  

/ ˈɡwæŋˈdʊŋ /

noun

1. a province of SE China, on the South China Sea: includes the Leizhou Peninsula, with densely populated river valleys; traditionally also including Macao and Hong Kong; the only true tropical climate in China. Capital: Canton. Pop: 79 540 000 (2003 est). Area: 197 100 sq km (76 100 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Those that set their sights lower included major manufacturing powerhouses Guangdong and Zhejiang.

From The Wall Street Journal

He worked 12 hours a night in a huge parcel sorting centre in Guangdong, with a 30-minute break each shift and four days off per month.

From Barron's

"Oxygen evolution is one of the biggest barriers to efficient hydrogen production," said corresponding author Yanlin Qin of the Guangdong University of Technology.

From Science Daily

Provincial governments from Guangdong to Sichuan have pledged to loosen restrictions.

From Barron's

The crater lies in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province, and is one of only about 200 confirmed impact sites on the planet.

From Science Daily