廣西

See also: 广西 and 広西

Chinese

		wide; numerous; to spread	west
trad. (廣西)		廣	西
simp. (广西)		广	西

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廣西 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
廣西 (Cantonese)
廣西 (Classical)
廣西 (Gan)
Kóng-sî (Hakka)
Guōng-să̤ (Eastern Min)
Kńg-sai (Southern Min)
廣西 (Wu)

Etymology

Named after Guangnan West Circuit 廣南西路／广南西路 (Guǎngnán Xī Lù) of the Song dynasty.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Guǎngxī

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gwong² sai¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gong² lhai¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Kóng-sî

(Meixian, Guangdong): guong³ xi¹
Eastern Min (BUC): Guōng-să̤
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gung³ se¹ / gng³ se¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Kńg-sai / Kúiⁿ-sai / Kńg-se

(Teochew, Peng'im): geng² sai¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kuaon-shi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Guǎngxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄒㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Guǎngsi
  - Wade–Giles: Kuang³-hsi¹
  - Yale: Gwǎng-syī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Goangshi
  - Palladius: Гуанси (Guansi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwong² sai¹
  - Yale: gwóng sāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwong² sai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guong² sei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ³⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gong² lhai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔŋ⁵⁵ ɬai³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kóng-sî
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˋ xi^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong³ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /koŋ³¹ si²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: guong³ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kuɔŋ³¹ si⁴⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Guōng-să̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ^(s-)nɛ⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gung³ se¹ [Phonetic: gung² ne¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Gn̂g-se
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ^(ɬ-)ne⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gng³ se¹ [Phonetic: gng⁵ ne¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kŋ̍³³²⁻²¹ ^(ɬ-)ne⁵³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-sai
  - Tâi-lô: Kńg-sai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngfsay
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai³³/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kúiⁿ-sai
  - Tâi-lô: Kuínn-sai
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kvuysay
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kńg-se
  - Tâi-lô: Kńg-se
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kngfsef
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: geng² sai¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳ́ng sai
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ sai³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵kuaon-shi
  - MiniDict: kuaon^去 shi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kuaan-xi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kuɑ̃³³ ɕi⁴⁴/

Proper noun

廣西

(～壯族自治區, formerly ～僮族自治區, ～省) Guangxi (a Zhuang autonomous region and former province of China; capital: Nanning)
- 荔枝，廣西諸郡所產，率皮厚肉薄，核大味酸，不宜曝乾，非閩中比，佳者莫如興化。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  荔枝，广西诸郡所产，率皮厚肉薄，核大味酸，不宜曝干，非闽中比，佳者莫如兴化。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Zhou Qufei, Representative Answers from the Region beyond the Mountains, 12^th century CE
  Lìzhī, Guǎngxī zhū jùn suǒ chǎn, shuài pí hòu ròu bó, hé dà wèi suān, bùyí pù gān, fēi Mǐnzhōng bǐ, jiā zhě mòrú Xīnghuà. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

廣西地不容／广西地不容 (Guǎngxī dìbùróng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (廣西):

→ Japanese: 広西(こうせい) (Kōsei)
→ Korean: 광서(廣西) (Gwangseo)
→ Vietnamese: Quảng Tây (廣西)

Others:

→ English: Guangxi, Kwangsi, Kwongsai
→ French: Guangxi, Kouang-Si
→ Korean: 광시 (Gwangsi)
→ Manchu: ᡤᡠᠸᠠᠩᠰᡳ (guwangsi)
→ Mongolian: ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠩᠰᠢ (ɣuwangsi)
→ Portuguese: Guangxi
→ Russian: Гуанси́ (Guansí)
→ Uyghur: گۇاڭشى (guangshi)
→ Zhuang: Guengjsae, Gvangjsih

Japanese

Kanji in this term
廣	西
こう Jinmeiyō	せい Grade: 2

Proper noun

廣(こう)西(せい) • (Kōsei)

Kyūjitai form of 広西 (“Guangxi”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
廣	西

Proper noun

廣西 • (Gwangseo) (hangeul 광서)

hanja form^? of 광서 (“Guangxi”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
廣	西

Proper noun

廣西

chữ Hán form of Quảng Tây (“Guangxi”).

Zhuang

Proper noun

廣西

Sawndip form of Gvangjsih