粤東

Japanese
Kanji in this term
粤 東
えつ > えっ
Hyōgaiji		 とう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 粵東 (MC hjwot tuwng).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [e̞t̚to̞ː]

Proper noun

粤(えっ)東(とう) • (Ettō) ←ゑつとう (wetutou)?

  1. (literary, obsolete) eastern Guangdong (a region of Guangdong, China); or Guangdong (a province of China)
    Synonym: 広東省 (Kanton-shō)
    『粤東(えっとう)俗字便蒙解(ぞくじべんもうかい)』
    “Ettō Zokuji Benmōkai”
    Handbook of Canton Vernacular Characters (Meiji-era rudimentary guidebook of vernacular Cantonese phrases)
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