Comment on Why is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
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” 🤭
scutiger@lemmy.world 5 days 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.