Jiamusi

Jiamusi

See also: Jiāmùsī

English

Alternative forms

• (from Wade–Giles) Chia-mu-ssu
• (postal romanization) Kiamusze

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of Mandarin 佳木斯 (Jiāmùsī)

Proper noun

Jiamusi

1. A city in Heilongjiang, China.
   • [1950 September 18, “Fourth Report of the United Nations Command Operations in Korea, for the Period August 16-31, 1950”, in The Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History‎, volume III, ABC-CLIO, published 2010, →ISBN, LCCN 2010000681, OCLC 841357217, page 1206, column 2:

     Approximately 140,000 Korean troops have participated in training and combat action with the Chinese Communist forces in one of three categories: (a) the Korean Volunteer Army, which was formed from Koreans in Communist-held China and Manchuria during 1945-46; (b) USSR-trained Koreans, who were transferred from north Korea and were integrated into the Korean Volunteer Army or Chinese Communist Army to gain combat experience; and (c) USSR-trained Koreans, who participated in training at Chiamussu, Manchuria, or attended the officer’s candidate school at Lungchingtsun, Manchuria.]

Translations

a city of China

Arabic: جْيَامُوسِي‎ m (jyamusī) Chinese: Mandarin: 佳木斯 (zh) (Jiāmùsī) Japanese: 佳木斯 (Jamusu, Chamusu), ジャムス (Jamusu), チャムス (Chamusu) Korean: 자무쓰 (Jamusseu) Manchu: ᡤᡳᠶᠠᠮᡠᠰᡳ (giyamusi) Russian: Цзямусы́ m (Czjamusý) Vietnamese: Giai Mộc Tư

References

1. “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China‎, Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, LCCN 79-42627, OCLC 781411242, page 476: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […]
   Chia-mu-ssu (Jiamusi) 佳木斯”