Wujiang
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
- Wukiang (postal), Wu-chiang (Wade–Giles)
Proper noun
Wujiang
- 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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.