广东 (廣東)
Guǎng dōng
Pinyin

Definition

广东 (廣東)
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Guǎng dōng
  1. Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

广告
guǎng gào
  1. 1 to advertise
  2. 2 a commercial
  3. 3 advertisement
  4. 4 classifier: 项 xiàng
广场
guǎng chǎng
  1. 1 public square
  2. 2 plaza
广州
Guǎng zhōu
  1. 1 Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong
  2. 2 Canton
广东
Guǎng dōng
  1. 1 Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yuè], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州
东
Dōng
  1. 1 surname Dong

Idioms (20)

付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
  1. 1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
失之东隅，收之桑榆
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
  1. 1 to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
  2. 2 to compensate later for one's earlier loss
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

Sample Sentences

广东
Guǎngdōng
Guangdong.
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广东话
Guǎngdōnghuà
Cantonese dialect.
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粤港澳大湾区是改革开放四十周年再阔步出发的一个生动注脚。由香港、澳门两个特别行政区和广东省的广州、深圳、珠海、佛山、中山、东莞、肇庆、江门、惠州等九市组成的城市群，是国家建设世界级城市群和参与全球竞争的重要载体，与美国纽约湾区旧金山湾区和日本东京湾区比肩的世界四大湾区之一。
yuègǎngàodàwānqū shì gǎigékāifàng sìshí zhōunián zài kuòbù chūfā de yīgē shēngdòng zhùjiǎo 。yóu Xiānggǎng 、Àomén liǎnggè tèbié xíngzhèngqū hé Guǎngdōngshěng de Guǎngzhōu 、Shēnzhèn 、Zhūhǎi 、Fóshān 、Zhōngshān 、Dōngguǎn 、Zhàoqìng 、Jiāngmén 、Huìzhōu děng jiǔ shì zǔchéng de chéngshì qún ，shì guójiā jiànshè shìjièjí chéngshì qún hé cānyù quánqiú jìngzhēng de zhòngyào zàitǐ ，yǔ Měiguó Niǔyuē wānqū Jiùjīnshān wānqū hé Rìběn Dōngjīng wānqū bǐjiān de shìjiè sìdà wānqū zhīyī 。
The Greater Bay project is a landmark initiative by the Chinese government and is a stride forward for China’s urbanization strategy after 40 years of economic reforms and expansion. It comprises two Special Administrative Regions- Hongkong and Macau and nine other cities in the Guangdong province -Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Zhaoqing, Jiangmen and Huizhou. They are China’s ambition to create a world class city cluster to compete on the world stage - one that is on par to other city clusters such as Greater New York, San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Tokyo Area.
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想到家乡菜就忍不住咽口水啊，再往南边到广东，粤菜就兼融中西菜色，自成一家了。粤菜的用料很广博，选料珍奇，简单的说，广东人什么都敢吃。
xiǎngdào jiāxiāng cài jiù rěnbuzhù yàn kǒushuǐ ā ，zài wǎng nánbiān dào Guǎngdōng ，yuècāi jiù jiān róng zhōng xī càisè ，zìchéngyī jiā le 。yuècāi de yòngliào hěn guǎngbó ，xuǎn liào zhēnqí ，jiǎndān de shuō ，Guǎngdōng rén shénme dōu gǎn chī 。
My mouth can't help watering thinking of local hometown dishes, a little further south to Guangdong we have Cantonese food, which is a fusion between Chinese and Western cuisine, forming a tradition of its own. Lots of ingredients are used for Cantonese food, they use a lot of odd ingredients. Simply speaking, people from Guangdong eat anything.
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每天摄入的食物是人体所需营养的主要来源，膳食营养是保证老年人健康的基石。武警广东省总队医院营养科主任曾晶指出老年人要注意身体的营养是否均衡，不要过于相信“千金难买老来瘦”的说法，有科学的膳食安排、合理的体力活动以保持健康体重，能减少和延缓疾病的发生发展、提高老年人的生活质量。
měitiān shèrù de shíwù shì réntǐ suǒ xū yíngyǎng de zhǔyào láiyuán ，shànshí yíngyǎng shì bǎozhèng lǎoniánrén jiànkāng de jīshí 。wǔjǐng Guǎngdōngshěng zǒngduì yīyuàn yíngyǎng kēzhǔrèn zēngjīng zhǐchū lǎoniánrén yào zhùyì shēntǐ de yíngyǎng shìfǒu jūnhéng ，bùyào guòyú xiāngxìn “qiānjīnnánmǎi lǎo lái shòu ”de shuōfǎ ，yǒu kēxué de shànshí ānpái 、hélǐ de tǐlì huódòng yǐ bǎochí jiànkāng tǐzhòng ，néng jiǎnshǎo hé yánhuǎn jíbìng de fāshēng fāzhǎn 、tígāo lǎoniánrén de shēnghuó zhìliàng 。
The daily intake of food is the main source of nutrition for the human body. Dietary nutrition is the cornerstone for ensuring the health of the elderly. Zeng Jing, director of the Nutrition Department of the Armed Police Guangdong Provincial Corps Hospital, pointed out that the elderly should pay attention to whether the body's nutrition is balanced. Don't go overboard with the belief that thin is healthy for the elderly. Use scientific dietary planning and suitable physical activities to maintain a healthy weight. They can reduce and delay the occurrence and development of diseases and improve the quality of life of the elderly.
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在中国广东那里，有珠江。
zài Zhōngguó Guǎngdōng nàlǐ ，yǒu Zhūjiāng 。
In China's Guangdong there's the Pearl River.
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一种是苏州的“苏绣”；另一种是湖南的“湘绣”；最后一种是广东的“粤绣”。中国的刺绣可以说是全世界最好的！
yīzhǒng shì Sūzhōu de “sū xiù ”；lìng yīzhǒng shì Húnán de “xiāng xiù ”；zuìhòu yīzhǒng shì Guǎngdōng de “yuè xiù ”。Zhōngguó de cìxiù kěyǐ shuō shì quánshìjiè zuì hǎo de ！
One is Suzhou embroidery, called "Su embroidery", another is Hunan embroidery, which is called "Xiang embroidery"; the last kind is Guangdong embroidery, called "Yue embroidery". Chinese embroidery can be said to the best in the world!
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一只小猪！天啊，广东人真是什么都吃。
yī zhī xiǎo zhū ！tiān a ，Guǎngdōng rén zhēn shì shénme dōu chī 。
It's a piglet. My god! People from Guangdong really do eat everything.
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广东人很喜欢煲汤。
Guǎngdōng rén hěn xǐhuan bāotāng 。
Cantonese people really like double-boiled soup.
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那广东菜呢？中山公园有一家很不错。
nà Guǎngdōng cài ne ？Zhōngshān gōngyuán yǒu yī jiā hěn bùcuò 。
Then how about Cantonese food? There's a decent restaurant by Zhongshan Park.
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