Guizhou

American

[gwee-joh] / ˈgwiˈdʒoʊ /

noun

Pinyin.

a province in southern China. 67,181 sq. mi. (173,999 sq. km). Guiyang. Also Kweichow
former name of Fengjie.

Guizhou British

/ ˈɡweɪˈdʒəʊ /

noun

a province of SW China, between the Yangtze and Xi Rivers: a high plateau. Capital: Guiyang. Pop: 38 700 000 (2003 est). Area: 174 000 sq km (69 278 sq miles)

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It provides a steady supply of gas to China’s southern provinces including Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan, Guangdong and Fujian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

The dish is found at the Erlong Funeral Home in the southwestern province of Guizhou.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

The sauce was created by Tao Huabi in Guizhou, China, in 1984.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

The National Meteorological Center issued warnings in recent days for snowstorms and blizzards in several provinces and cities in central and eastern China, including Chongqing, Guizhou, Hubei and Anhui.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

A coal mine explosion killed 11 people in Shanxi in August, and a coal mine fire in southern China’s Guizhou province killed 16 people in September.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

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