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 (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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