Jiangyin
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English
Alternative forms
- Chiang-yin (Wade–Giles)
- (dated): Kiangyin
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江陰／江阴 (Jiāngyīn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jiangyin
- A county-level city in Jiangsu, China.
- , Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 60:
- The leader of a small bandit gang from the county of Chiang-yin on the south bank of the Yangtze fled north to Chang Shih-ch’eng’s camp in 1354 or 1355 to seek his help in putting down a rival.]
- 1989 April 6, Nicholas D. Kristof, “Beijing Journal; Second Thoughts: Laissez Faire or Plain Unfair?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 November 2010, Section A, page 4:
- Mr. Ren, an entrepreneur in the eastern city of Jiangyin, found that the more successful his small factory, the more problems from neighbors jealous of his wealth.
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Further reading
- Jiangyin, Chiang-yin, Kiangyin at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jiangyin”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1447, column 1