三江
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Chinese
| three | river | ||
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| simp. and trad. (三江) |
三 | 江 | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
三江
- (historical, literary) three rivers that supposedly flowed out of the lake of Pengli (彭蠡) according to Yu Gong of the Book of Documents, identified as various rivers in later ages
- 彭蠡既豬，陽鳥攸居。三江既入，震澤厎定。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
- Pénglǐ jì zhū, yángniǎo yōu jū. Sānjiāng jì rù, Zhènzé dǐdìng.
- The (lake of) Peng-li was confined to its proper limits, and the sun-birds (the wild geese) had places to settle on. The three Jiang were led to enter the sea, and it became possible to still the marsh of Zhen.
彭蠡既猪，阳鸟攸居。三江既入，震泽厎定。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (～侗族自治縣, ～縣) Sanjiang (an autonomous county of Liuzhou, Guangxi, China)
- (～鎮, ～街道, ～鄉, ～村) Various Sanjiang towns, subdistricts, townships and villages in China.
- the three main rivers of the Chaoshan region: Han, Rong and Lian