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[–] 21 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Lol

Guangzhou is spelled with the Pinyin

But the local language is not called "Guangzhouese", its Cantonese, but the city is not called "Canton"

lmao

Also: Petition to rename my city to "Filadelfia" 🤭

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    Canton was originally the transliterated name for the province of Guangdong, which is why the language is called Cantonese in English, from guǎngdōnghuà.

    The name Canton being applied to Guangzhou came later.

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