長江
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See also: 长江
Chinese
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop |
river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (長江) | 長 | 江 | |
| simp. (长江) | 长 | 江 | |
| Literally: “long river”. | |||
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): Cháng Jiāng
- (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): coeng4 gong1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ciang3 gong1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chhòng-kông
- Eastern Min (BUC): Diòng-gĕ̤ng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6zan-kaon
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Cháng Jiāng
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Cháng Jiang
- Wade–Giles: Chʻang2 Chiang1
- Yale: Cháng Jyāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Charng Jiang
- Palladius: Чан Цзян (Čan Czjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: coeng4 gong1
- Yale: chèuhng gōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng4 gong1
- Guangdong Romanization: cêng4 gong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ciang3 gong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiaŋ²² kɔŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhòng-kông
- Hakka Romanization System: congˇ gongˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: cong2 gong1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Diòng-gĕ̤ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /tuoŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ (k-)ŋøyŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiông-kang
- Tâi-lô: Tiông-kang
- Phofsit Daibuun: diongkafng
- IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tn̂g-kang
- Tâi-lô: Tn̂g-kang
- Phofsit Daibuun: dngkafng
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²³⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ciang5 gang1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiâng kang
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kaŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: drjang kaewng
Proper noun
長江
- Yangtze River
- (～河) Changjiang Creek, the upper course of the Jin River (錦江 / 锦江 (Jǐnjiāng)) in Jiangxi
- (～社區) Changjiang (a community in Guanshan, Hongshan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
Synonyms
- 江 (jiāng) (ancient, literary, or abbreviated)
- 揚子江／扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng) (originally only in reference to the lower reaches)
- 大江 (dàjiāng) (literary)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Manchu: ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ
ᡠᠯᠠ (golmin ula) (calque)
See also
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 長 | 江 |
| ちょう Grade: 2 |
こう Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
From Chinese 長江 / 长江 (Cháng Jiāng, literally “long river”).
Pronunciation
Noun
長江 • (chōkō) ←ちやうかう (tyaukau)?
Proper noun
長江 • (Chōkō) ←ちやうかう (Tyaukau)?
- the Yangtze River
- Synonym: 揚子江 (Yōsukō)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 長 | 江 |
| なが Grade: 2 |
え Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- a surname
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 長 | 江 |
Proper noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 長 | 江 |
Proper noun
長江
- chữ Hán form of Trường Giang (“Yangtze River”)