Wujiang

See also: wǔjiàng and Wūjiāng

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wud͡ʒjɑŋ/, /wud͡ʒjæŋ/

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 吳江/吴江 (Wújiāng, “Wu River”), after the once major Wusong River nearby.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Wujiang

  1. A district of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
    • [1966, Mao, Tse-tung, Poems of Mao Tse-tung‎, Eastern Horizon Press, →OCLC, page 84:
      Mr Liu Ya-tse: Liu Chi-chi, a patriotic poet, native of Wuchiang, Kiangsu. Took a prominent part in revolutionary activities from the end of the Ching dynasty and a founder of the famous Nan She Society.]
Translations

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 烏江/乌江 (Wū or Wùjiāng, “Raven or Black River”).

Proper noun

Wujiang

  1. Synonym of Wu River, various rivers in China, particularly a major tributary of the Yangtze rising in Guizhou.
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