怒江
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Chinese
| phonetic | river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (怒江) | 怒 | 江 | |
| simp. #(怒江) | 怒 | 江 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Nùjiang
- Wade–Giles: Nu4-chiang1
- Yale: Nù-jyāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nuhjiang
- Palladius: Нуцзян (Nuczjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: nou6 gong1
- Yale: nouh gōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: nou6 gong1
- Guangdong Romanization: nou6 gong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /nou̯²² kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
怒江
- Nu River, or the upper reaches of the Salween River in China
- (～傈僳族自治州, ～州) Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture (an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan, China)
Descendants
- → English: Nujiang