Jiujiang

English

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 九江 (Jiǔjiāng).

Alternative forms

(postal romanization) Kiukiang
Kievkiang
(from Wade–Giles) Chiu-chiang, Chiuchiang

Proper noun

Jiujiang

A prefecture-level city in Jiangxi, China.
A town in Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong, China.

Translations

prefecture-level city in eastern China

Chinese:
Cantonese: 九江 (gau² gong¹)

Mandarin: 九江 (zh) (Jiǔjiāng)

References

“Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China‎, Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 476, 477: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […] Chiu-chiang (Jiujiang) 九江”

Further reading

Jiujiang in Encyclopædia Britannica

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 鳩江／鸠江 (Jiūjiāng).

Proper noun

Jiujiang

A district of Wuhu, Anhui, China

Translations

district

Chinese:
Mandarin: 鳩江／鸠江 (zh) (Jiūjiāng)
Japanese: please add this translation if you can

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