Guangzhou

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈɡwɑŋˈdʒoʊ/
• (RP) IPA: /ɡwæŋˈdʒəʊ/

Proper noun

1. A major city/and/port/capital city in Guangdong, in southeastern.

   • In a post on Chinese social media site Weibo, the woman, who remains unnamed, recounted how subway security in the southern city of Guangzhou had stopped her from travelling because of her heavy eye make-up and dark lipstick.

Synonyms

• Canton
• (obsolete) Kwang-chow Foo

Translations

• French: Canton, Guangzhou
• German: Guangzhou
• Italian: Canton
• Portuguese: Cantão, Guangzhou
• Russian: Гуанчжо́у
• Spanish: Cantón

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