東江

東江

See also: 东江

Chinese

		east	river
trad. (東江)		東	江
simp. (东江)		东	江
anagram		江東／江东

Etymology

From its location relative to the main course of the Pearl River.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Dōngjiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ gong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Dōngjiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Dongjiang
    • Wade–Giles: Tung¹-chiang¹
    • Yale: Dūng-jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dongjiang
    • Palladius: Дунцзян (Dunczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dung¹ gong¹
    • Yale: dūng gōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ gong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

東江

1. The Dong or East River in Guangdong, China

Coordinate terms

• 西江 (Xījiāng), 北江 (Běijiāng)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
東	江
あがり Grade: 2	え Grade: S
irregular	kun’yomi

Proper noun

東(あがり)江(え) • (Agarie) 

1. A town in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
東	江
ひがし Grade: 2	え Grade: S
kun’yomi

Proper noun

東(ひがし)江(え) • (Higashie) 

1. (historical) A village in Kaizu district, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
東	江
とう Grade: 2	こう Grade: S
kan’on

Chinese 東江

Proper noun

東(とう)江(こう) • (Tōkō) 

1. the Dong River (a river in China)

   Antonym: 西江 (Seikō)