粵

廣gwong2州zau1

simp广州
gwong2 zau1Guǎng zhōu

English

  1. see 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4]
  2. Guangzhou; Canton; Kwangchow

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 城市名;位於中國南方,珠江三角洲嘅頂點,係廣東省嘅省會,又叫做羊城、花城

Examples

  • 點解你啱嚟廣州白話就講得咁好呢?

    Why do you speak Cantonese so well when you just came to Canton?

    Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY

  • 我住在广州。

    I live in Canton.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 今天夜晚去广州的火车票还有吗?

    Are there any tickets left for a train to Guangzhou tonight?

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 从那时起,在广州每年春节的时候都有花节。

    From then on, flower fairs were held in Guangzhou during the Spring Festival every year.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 因为气候又暖和又湿润,所以广州一年到头都有花。

    With a warm and wet climate, Guangzhou has fresh flowers all year round.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 一八零七年,第一个到中国的英国新教徒传教士罗伯特马礼逊到了广州。

    In 1807, Robert Morrison, the first British Protestant missionary to China arrived in Guangzhou.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

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

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