When the French Jesuits came to the port of Guangzhou, they mistook the name of the province for the name of the city. Hence the word “Canton” derives from the French version of the local pronunciation of Guangdong, “kahn-tohn.”
China A to Z by May-Lee Chai, 2007.
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