粵東

粵東

1. eastern Guangdong (a region of Guangdong, China), equivalent to the prefecture-level cities of Chaozhou, Shantou, Jieyang, Shanwei, and Meizhou

   粵東僑鄉／粤东侨乡  ―  yuèdōng qiáoxiāng  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   粵東閩南語／粤东闽南语  ―  yuèdōng mǐnnányǔ  ―  eastern Guangdong dialects of Southern Min

   《羊城晚報》粵東版 [MSC, trad.]
   《羊城晚报》粤东版 [MSC, simp.]

   “yángchéngwǎnbào” yuèdōng-bǎn [Pinyin]

   eastern Guangdong edition of Ram City Evening News

2. (literary, obsolete) Guangdong
   • 1848, 徐繼畬 [Xu Jiyu], editor, 瀛寰志略, volume 5, page 3:

     𡒃地利亞，歐羅巴大國也。其商船初抵粵東時，旗畫雙鷹，遂訛稱為雙鷹國。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     奥地利亚，欧罗巴大国也。其商船初抵粤东时，旗画双鹰，遂讹称为双鹰国。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1849, Xu Jiyu, 瀛環志略

     Àodìlìyà, Ōuluóbā dàguó yě. Qí shāngchuán chū dǐ Yuèdōng shí, qí huà shuāng yīng, suì é chēngwéi Shuāngyīngguó. [Pinyin]

     Austria is a great nation in Europe. When its merchant ships first arrived in Guangdong, they flew flags with a double eagle depicted on them. They were thus mistakenly called the "Double Eagle Country."

   • 1917, “方言類”, in 徐珂, editor, 清稗類鈔, volume 16, 商務印書館, page 29:

     然粵東劇場說白，亦多作桂語，而學桂語者，又不能得其神似，遂皆成優伶之口吻。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     然粤东剧场说白，亦多作桂语，而学桂语者，又不能得其神似，遂皆成优伶之口吻。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Rán Yuèdōng jùchǎng shuōbái, yì duō zuò Guì yǔ, ér xué Guì yǔ zhě, yòu bùnéng dé qí shénsì, suì jiē chéng yōulíng zhī kǒuwěn. [Pinyin]

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• 粵西／粤西 (Yuèxī)