粵

嶺ling5南naam4

simp岭南
ling5 naam4Lǐng nán

English

  1. south of the five ranges
  2. (noun) Abbreviation of Lingnan University in Hong Kong
  3. old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi
  4. Lingnan, covering Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and sometimes northern Vietnam; literally: south of the mountains

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 泛指五嶺以南嘅地區,即係現今廣東、廣西同海南一帶,有時包括埋越南北部

Examples

  • 嶺南地區會結合咗粵文化、葡萄牙同西班牙文化嘅元素,促進埋唔同文化嘅融合。

    Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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