Yuanjiang
See also: Yuán Jiāng
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) Yüan-chiang
Etymology 1
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 沅江 (Yuánjiāng, “Yuan River”).
Proper noun
Yuanjiang
- A county-level city in Yiyang, Hunan, China, along the Yuan River
- [1971, Peking Review, volume 14, OCLC 1115877, page 17:
- AN advanced fishing village in learning from the Tachai Brigade, the Kuanchushan Production Brigade of Wantzuhu Commune in Yuanchiang County lies on Tungting Lake in central China's Hunan Province.]
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- Synonym of Yuan River
- [1954, Wiens, Herold J., “The history of South Chinese tribal movements and migrations”, in Han Chinese Expansion in South China, Shoe String Press, published 1967, LCCN 67-16409, OCLC 473651484, OL 24127509M, page 127:
- The famous General Chuang Ch'iao was sent by Wei Wang up the Yuan Chiang in Hu-nan with an army.]
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Derived terms
- yuanjiangite
Translations
county-level city
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Etymology 2
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 元江 (Yuán Jiāng, literally “First River”).
Proper noun
Yuanjiang
- Synonym of Red River