之江

Chinese

		's; him/her/it; this	river
simp. and trad. (之江)		之	江

Etymology

The 之 (zhī) depicts the tortuousness of the river.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhījiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄐㄧㄤ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhījiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄐㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhihjiang
  - Wade–Giles: Chih¹-chiang¹
  - Yale: Jr̄-jyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyjiang
  - Palladius: Чжицзян (Čžiczjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

之江

Alternative name for 錢塘江／钱塘江 (Qiántáng Jiāng, “Qiantang River”).

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