金沙江
Chinese
gold dust, especially placer gold; Jinsha River | river | ||
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simp. and trad. (金沙江) | 金沙 | 江 |
Etymology
Named for the placer gold throughout its course.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
金沙江
- The Jinsha River, the upper course of the Yangtze in western Sichuan.
- 宋代因為河中出現大量淘金人而改稱金沙江。 [MSC, trad.]
- Sòngdài yīnwéi hé zhōng chūxiàn dàliàng táojīnrén ér gǎichēng jīnshājiāng. [Pinyin]
- During the Song, because of the great number of prospectors in the river, it was renamed as the Jinsha River.
宋代因为河中出现大量淘金人而改称金沙江。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- 長江/长江 (Cháng Jiāng)
- (historical) 黑水 (Hēishuǐ)