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guangdong

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for guangdong.

Editorial note

I was thinking Guangdong city, then Guangdong province, then made the jump to Nanning -> Nanning Province.

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Definitions1
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Quick take

A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of guangdong gathered in one view.

noun

A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for guangdong.

noun

A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou.

Example sentences

1

I was thinking Guangdong city, then Guangdong province, then made the jump to Nanning -> Nanning Province.

2

Although Beijing, despite half a century of trying, hasn't been able to convert the Guangdong and Hong Kong areas.

3

Wikipedia's Guangdong page reports the total provincial population as 106 million so perhaps 63 million is the correct number.

4

Heating is rather uncommon in Guangdong or Guangxi for example, even inside apartments or restaurants.

5

So is Wang Yang (汪洋)[4], the Guangdong Party Chief and likely a big shot in the next generation, alongside Xi Jinping.

6

It's about Guangdong (likely mostly Guangzhou and Shenzhen specifically), not about China in general.

7

It is understandable since the majority of early Chinese immigrants were from Canton Province (or Guangdong Province), where Cantonese is the dominant language.

8

How passionate do you think the guy soldering your alarm clock battery to the circuit board in Guangdong China is about his job?

9

I've had much more luck and a hell of a lot more fun traipsing around Guangdong and dabbling in manufacturing.

10

So, will any media outlet actually do the digging and find out which companies still do business with Guangdong Real Faith Pingzhou Electronics Co?

11

Before communist rule, the inhabitants of the capital of Guangdong (adjacent to Hong Kong), were considered city slickers, while Hong Kong was full of country bumpkins.

12

Only way I can see this thing making money is if it was made into a pocket-calculator type of thing and mass produced in Guangdong China.

Quote examples

1

The Context: "Da Xiao Ren" (Villain Hitting) is a traditional folk sorcery popular in the Guangdong region of China and Hong Kong.

2

Guangdong entrepreneurs copied the Hong Kong model of 'Front Shop, Back Factory,' while others set up joint factories together with Hong Kong small business owners." I watched this process occurring in the 1980s, with the later participation of business persons from Taiwan (noted later in the submitted article).

Proper noun examples

1

Anywhere south of Beijing, other than industrial towns of Guangdong, is almost always pretty sunny.

2

Guangdong by contrast cut its teeth on export during the glory days of the Shenzhen special economic zone which began in 1980.

3

Perchance do they make iPhones in Dongguan, Guangdong, China?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use guangdong in a sentence?

I was thinking Guangdong city, then Guangdong province, then made the jump to Nanning -> Nanning Province.

What does guangdong mean?

A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou.

What part of speech is guangdong?

guangdong is commonly used as noun.