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Kwang-chow
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˈkwɑŋˈt͡ʃoʊ/ GA unaspirated
en /kwæŋˈt͡ʃəʊ/ RP unaspirated
Proper noun
en Guangzhou.
en https://archive.org/details/recordofbuddhist00fahsuoft/ 1886 w:James Legge A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms Oxford w:Clarendon Press 113 https://archive.org/details/recordofbuddhist00fahsuoft/page/113/ Fâ-hien kept his retreat on board the ship. They took a course to the north-east, intending to fetch Kwang-chow.
en https://archive.org/details/changingdimensio0000unse/ 1969 Changing Dimensions in International Education F. Robert Paulsen Tucson, Ariz. w:University of Arizona Press 0-8165-0190-4 73-76783 925285527 113 https://archive.org/details/changingdimensio0000unse/page/113/ They insisted on changing the scheduled route suddenly and wanted to go to Kwang-chow [Canton].On the day the delegation visited the 20th Chinese Export Commodities Fair in Kwang-chow, they were informed by their guide that China had established trade relations with more than 120 countries and regions in the world and that over 6,000 visitors from more than 60 countries and regions had visited that Fair;
en 2002 Richard S. Warren Begins with the Oboe: A History of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra https://archive.org/details/beginswithoboehi0000warr/ w:University of Toronto Press 0-8020-3588-4 129 https://archive.org/details/beginswithoboehi0000warr/page/129/ The last concert of the tour was given in Canton. The TS had become one of the hottest tickets in China and demand in Canton was so great that, unknown to the players, local authorities had arranged a public Wednesday morning get-together for members of the TS and the Kwang-chow (Canton) Philharmonic Society.