長江

See also: 长江

Chinese
 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 river
trad. (長江) 長 江
simp. (长江) 长 江
Literally: “long river”.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 長 江
Reading # 1/3 1/1
Initial (聲) 澄 (11) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 陽 (105) 江 (9)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III II
Fanqie 直良切 古雙切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ɖɨɐŋ/ /kˠʌŋ/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ɖiɐŋ/ /kᵚɔŋ/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ȡiɑŋ/ /kɔŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ɖɨaŋ/ /kaɨwŋ/
Li
Rong		 /ȡiaŋ/ /kɔŋ/
Wang
Li		 /ȡĭaŋ/ /kɔŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ȡʱi̯aŋ/ /kɔŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 cháng jiāng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 coeng4 gong1

Proper noun

長江

  1. Yangtze River
  2. (～河) Changjiang Creek, the upper course of the Jin River (錦江／锦江 (Jǐnjiāng)) in Jiangxi
  3. (～社區) Changjiang (a community in Guanshan, Hongshan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

Synonyms
  • 江 (jiāng) (ancient, literary, or abbreviated)
  • 揚子江／扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng) (originally only in reference to the lower reaches)
  • 大江 (dàjiāng) (literary)

Derived terms
  • 長江後浪催前浪，一代新人換舊人／长江后浪催前浪，一代新人换旧人
  • 長江後浪推前浪／长江后浪推前浪 (Chángjiāng hòulàng tuī qiánlàng)
  • 長江無六月／长江无六月

Descendants
  • → Manchu: ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ
    ᡠᠯᠠ     (golmin ula) (calque)

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
長 江
ちょう
Grade: 2		 こう
Grade: S
on’yomi

From Chinese 長江／长江 (Cháng Jiāng, literally “long river”).

Pronunciation

Noun

長(ちょう)江(こう) • (chōkō) ←ちやうかう (tyaukau)?

  1. (literally) a long river

Proper noun

長(ちょう)江(こう) • (Chōkō) ←ちやうかう (tyaukau)?

  1. the Yangtze River
    Synonym: 揚子江 (Yōsukō)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
長 江
なが
Grade: 2		 え
Grade: S
kun’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [na̠ɡa̠e̞]

Proper noun

長(なが)江(え) • (Nagae) 

  1. a surname

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
長江

Proper noun

長江 • (Janggang) (hangeul 장강)

  1. Hanja form? of 장강 (“Yangtze River”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
長江

Proper noun

長江

  1. chữ Hán form of Trường Giang (“Yangtze River”).
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