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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Guangdong

Guangdong province, which neighbours Hong Kong in southern China, is the heart of the country's toy manufacturing industry.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

From the factory, the toy goes by truck to a port, such as Shenzhen, the biggest in Guangdong.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Also in the shipment were screens manufactured in the Chinese province of Guangdong that can be used with naval drones to display their position and speed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Users praised “Brother Zihao” for the accurate tips, the most recent including one in July about a Guangdong official nearly two weeks before a probe was announced against him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

If the matchmaker hasn’t found a satisfactory arrangement for Ruby, I’ve met a widowed merchant who needs a wife to help his parents in a village outside Guangdong.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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