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): ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ gong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Dōngjiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dongjiang
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung¹ gong¹
  - Yale: dūng gōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ gong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ gong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

東江

The Dong or East River in Guangdong, China

Coordinate terms

西江 (Xījiāng), 北江 (Běijiāng)

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