Chinese (Cantonese) Submitted Place Names

Cantonese names are used in southeast China (including Hong Kong and Macau). Note that depending on the Chinese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Chinese names.
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Aa Coi Baai Goeng 阿塞拜疆 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Azerbaijan.
Aa Fu Hon 阿富汗 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Afghanistan.
Aa Gan Ting 阿根廷 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Argentina.
Aai Coi Ngo Bei Aa 埃塞俄比亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Ethiopia.
Aa Ji Baa Nei Aa 阿爾巴尼亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Albania.
Aa Ji Kap Lei Aa 阿爾及利亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Algeria.
Aak Gwaa Do Ji 厄瓜多爾 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Ecuador.
Aa Maan 阿曼 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Oman.
Aa Mei Nei Aa 亞美尼亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Armenia.
Au Zau 欧洲, 歐洲 (Region) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouzhou.
Baa Gei Si Taan 巴基斯坦 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Pakistan.
Baak Ngo Lo Si 白俄羅斯 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Belarus.
Baa Laai Gwai 巴拉圭 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Paraguay.
Baa Lam 巴林 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Bahrain.
Baa Sai 巴西 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Brazil.
Bak Ging 北京 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Beijing.
Bat Daan 不丹 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Bhutan.
Bei Lei Si 比利時 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Belgium.
Bei Lou 秘魯 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Peru.
Bo Laan 波蘭 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Poland.
Bou Gaa Lei Aa 保加利亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Bulgaria.
Cing Dou 青岛, 青島 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Qingdao.
Coeng Saa 长沙, 長沙 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Changsha.
Coi Ji Wai Aa 塞爾維亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Serbia.
Cung Hing 重庆, 重慶 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Chongqing.
Cyun Zau 泉州 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Quanzhou.
Daai Lin 大连, 大連 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Dalian.
Daan Mak 丹麦, 丹麥 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Denmark.
Dak Gwok 德國 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Deguo.
Dat Nei Sai Aa 突尼西亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Tunisia.
Dung Ging 東京 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Tokyo.
Dung Gun 东莞, 東莞 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Dongguan.
Faat Gwok 法國 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Faguo.
Fan Laan 芬蘭 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Finland.
Fat Saan 佛山 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Foshan.
Fei Leot Ban 菲律賓 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Philippines.
Fei Zau 非洲 (Region) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Feizhou.
Fo Sok Juk 科索沃 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Kosovo.
Fo Wai Dak 科威特 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Kuwait.
Fuk Zau 福州 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Fuzhou.
Gaak Lou Gat Aa 格魯吉亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Georgia 1.
Gaa Naa Daai 加拿大 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Canada.
Gaan Bou Zaai 柬埔寨 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Kampuchea (see Cambodia).
Galèih 加萊, 加來 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Calais.
Gat Ji Gat Si 吉爾吉斯 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Kyrgyzstan.
Gat Lung Bo 吉隆坡 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Kuala Lumpur.
Ging Dou 京都 (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Kyoto.
Gwong Dung 广东, 廣東 (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Guangdong.
Gwong Zau 广州, 廣州 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Guangzhou.
Haa Ji Ban 哈尔滨, 哈爾濱 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Harbin.
Haa Mun 厦门, 廈門 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xiamen.
Haa Saat Hak 哈薩克 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Kazakhstan.
Haa Saat Hak Si Taan 哈薩克斯坦 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Kazakhstan.
Hak Lo Dei Aa 克羅地亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Croatia.
Hak Saan 黑山 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Heishan.
Hei Laap 希臘 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Ancient Greek Ἑλλᾰ́ς (Hellás), used as the Cantonese name for Greece.
Hoi Fung 开封, 開封 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Kaifeng.
Hoi Naam 海南 (Political Subdivision & Island) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hainan.
Ho Laan 荷蘭 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Holland 1, referring to the entire country of the Netherlands.
Ho Naam 河南 (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Henan.
Hon Gwok 韩国, 韓國 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hanguo.
Hong Zau 杭州 (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hangzhou.
Ho Noi 河內 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Hanoi.
Hung Dou Laai Si 洪都拉斯 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Honduras.
Hung Ngaa Lei 匈牙利 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Hungary.
Jan Dou 印度 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of India.
Jan Dou Nei Sai Aa 印度尼西亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Indonesia.
Jan Nei 印尼 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Indonesia.
Jat Bun 日本 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Nippon.
Je Gaa Daat 耶加達 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Jakarta.
Je Lou Saat Laang 耶路撒冷 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Jerusalem.
Ji Bou 怡保 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Ipoh.
Ji Daai Lei 意大利 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Italy.
Ji Laai Hak 伊拉克 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Iraq.
Ji Long 伊朗 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Iran.
Jing Gaak Laan 英格兰, 英格蘭 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of England.
Jing Gwok 英国, 英國 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yingguo.
Ji Sik Lit 以色列 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Israel.
Joek Daan 約旦 (Country & River) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Jordan.
Jyut Naam 越南 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Vietnam.
Laai Tyut Wai Aa 拉脫維亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Latvia.
Lap Tou Jyun 立陶宛 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Lithuania via German Litauen.
Lei Bei Aa 利比亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Libya.
Liaoning 辽宁 (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Cantonese)
From Cantonese 辽 (liao) “the Liao River” and 宁 (ning) “pacification”. Put together, the name means “pacification of the Liao River”.
Lit Zi Deon Si Dang 列支敦士登 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Liechtenstein.
Lo Maa 罗马, 羅馬 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Rome.
Lo Maa Nei Aa 羅馬尼亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Romania.
Lou Sam Bou 盧森堡 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Luxembourg.
Lou Wo 老撾 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Laos.
Maa Ji Doi Fu 馬爾代夫 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Maldives.
Maa Lei 馬里 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Mali.
Maa Loi Sai Aa 馬來西亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Malaysia.
Maan Guk 曼谷 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Bangkok.
Mak Sai Go 墨西哥 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Mexico, referring only to the country.
Mak Sai Go Sing 墨西哥城 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Moxigecheng.
Man Loi 汶萊 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Brunei.
Mei Gwok 美国, 美國 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Meiguo.
Min Din 緬甸 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Myanmar.
Min Laan 棉兰, 棉蘭 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Medan.
Mo Ji Do Ngaa 摩爾多瓦 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Moldova.
Mo Lok Go 摩洛哥 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Morocco.
Mou Hon 武汉, 武漢 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wuhan.
Mou Lei Taap Nei Aa 毛里塔尼亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Mauritania.
Mung Gu 蒙古 (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Mongolia.
Mun Zau 满洲, 滿洲 (Region) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Manzhou.
Naam Fei 南非 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Nanfei.
Naam Ging 南京 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Nanjing.
Nau Joek 纽约, 紐約 (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of New York.
Nei Bok Ji 尼泊爾 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Nepal.
Nei Gaa Laai Gwaa 尼加拉瓜 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Nicaragua.
Ngaa Gaa Daat 雅加达, 耶加達 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Jakarta.
Ngoidìngbóu 愛丁堡 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Edinburgh.
Ngo Lo Si 俄羅斯 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Russia.
Ning Haa 寧夏 (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ningxia.
No Wai 挪威 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Norway.
Oi Kap 埃及 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Egypt.
Oi Saa Nei Aa 愛沙尼亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Estonia.
On Dou Ji 安道爾 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Andorra.
On Go Laai 安哥拉 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Angola.
Ou Dei Lei 奧地利 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Austria.
Ou Mun 澳门, 澳門 (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Aomen.
Ping Joeng 平壤 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Pyongyang.
Pou Tou Ngaa 葡萄牙 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Portugal.
Sai Baan Ngaa 西班牙 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Hispania (see Spain).
Sai On 西安 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xi'an.
Sai Soeng Baan Naap 西双版纳, 西雙版納 (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xishuangbanna.
Sam Joeng 沈阳, 瀋陽 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shenyang.
Sam Zan 深圳 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shenzhen.
San Goeng 新疆 (Political Subdivision & Region) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xinjiang.
Sau Ji 首爾 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Seoul.
Sei Cyun 四川 (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Sichuan.
Seoi Din 瑞典 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Sweden.
Seoi Si 瑞士 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Schweiz via French Suisse, used as the Cantonese name for Switzerland.
Seon Faa 顺化, 順化 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shunhua.
Shanxi 山西 (Political Subdivision) Chinese (Cantonese)
From Cantonese 山 (shan) “mountain”, and 西 (xi) “west”. The name put together means “west of the mountains”. More specifically, the Taihang Mountains.
Si Lei Laan Kaa 斯里蘭卡 (Country & Island) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Sri Lanka.
Si Lok Fat Hak 斯洛伐克 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Slovakia.
Si Lok Man Nei Aa 斯洛文尼亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Slovenia.
Sing Dou 成都 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Chengdu.
Sing Gaa Bo 星加坡 (Country, Settlement & Island) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Singapore.
Soeng Hoi 上海 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shanghai.
Sok Maa Lei 索馬里 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Somalia.
Sou Daan 蘇丹 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Sudan.
Sou Gaak Laan 苏格兰, 蘇格蘭 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Scotland.
Sou Zau 苏州, 蘇州 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Suzhou.
Taai Gwok 泰国, 泰國 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Taiguo.
Taaisaan 泰山 (Mountain) Chinese (Cantonese)
The Cantonese name of both “Mt Tai” and Tarzan.
Taan Song Nei Aa 坦桑尼亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Tanzania.
Taap Gat Hak 塔吉克 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Tajikistan.
Tin Zeon 天津 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tianjin.
Toi Bak 臺北 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Taibei.
Toi Zung 台中, 臺中 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Taichung.
Tou Fu Maan 土庫曼 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Turkmenistan.
Tou Ji Kei 土耳其 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Turkey.
Wai Noi Seoi Laai 委內瑞拉 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Venezuela.
Wu Hak Laan 烏克蘭 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Ukraine.
Wu Laai Gwai 烏拉圭 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Uruguay.
Wu Zi Bit Hak 烏茲別克 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Uzbekistan.
Zaan Bei Aa 贊比亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Zambia.
Zai Naam 济南, 濟南 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Jinan.
Zeng Zau 郑州, 鄭州 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhengzhou.
Zeoi Lei Aa 叙利亚, 敘利亞 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Syria.
Zeon Baa Bou Wai 津巴布韋 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Zimbabwe.
Zi Lei 智利 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Chile.
Zoeng Zau 漳州 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhangzhou.
Zung Gwok 中國 (Country) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhongguo.
Zung Saan 中山 (Settlement) Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhongshan.
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