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Where does “Guangzhou” come from?

Guangzhou is the English name for the Chinese city 廣州, whose meaning in the source language is unknown.

Ancestry of “Guangzhou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin廣州—

Words derived from “Guangzhou”

  • Guangzhouese
Every word from Chinese Mandarin 廣州 →