粤東

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Japanese[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Chinese 粵東 (MC hjwot tuwng).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

(えっ)(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 (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)