長江

See also: 长江

Chinese

	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	river
trad. (長江)	長	江
simp. (长江)	长	江
Literally: “long river”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Cháng Jiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ gong¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chhòng-kông
Min Dong (BUC): Diòng-gĕ̤ng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Tn̂g-kang / Tiông-kang

(Teochew, Peng'im): ciang⁵ gang¹
Wu (Wiktionary): zan kaan (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Cháng Jiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Charng Jiang
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng⁴ gong¹
  - Yale: chèuhng gōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ gong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ gong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰœːŋ²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhòng-kông
  - Hakka Romanization System: congˇ gong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cong² gong¹
  - IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Diòng-gĕ̤ng
  - IPA ^(key): /tuoŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)ŋøyŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tn̂g-kang / Tiông-kang
  - Tâi-lô: Tn̂g-kang / Tiông-kang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dngkafng, diongkafng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/, /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kaŋ³³/, /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kaŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍¹³⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/, /tiɔŋ¹³⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/, /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²³⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/, /tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ciang⁵ gang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiâng kang
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kaŋ³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: zan kaan (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /z̻ã²² kɑ̃⁴⁴/

Proper noun

長江

Yangtze River
(～河) Changjiang Creek, the upper course of the Jin River (錦江) in Jiangxi
(～社區) Changjiang (a community in Guanshan, Hongshan, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

Synonyms

江 (jiāng) (ancient, literary, or abbreviated)
揚子江／扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng) (originally only in reference to the lower reaches)

Derived terms

長江三峽／长江三峡
長江三角洲／长江三角洲 (Chángjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu)
長江天塹／长江天堑

長江後浪催前浪，一代新人換舊人／长江后浪催前浪，一代新人换旧人
長江無六月／长江无六月

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
長	江
ちょう Grade: 2	こう Grade: S
on’yomi

From Chinese 長江 (literally “long river”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ちょーこー [chóꜜòkòò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]
- IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːko̞ː]

Noun

長江 (hiragana ちょうこう, rōmaji chōkō, historical hiragana ちやうかう)

(literally) a long river

Proper noun

長江 (hiragana ちょうこう, rōmaji Chōkō, historical hiragana ちやうかう)

the Yangtze River
Synonym: 揚子江 (Yōsukō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
長	江
なが Grade: 2	え Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- IPA^(key): [na̠ɡa̠e̞]

Proper noun

長江 (hiragana ながえ, rōmaji Nagae)

A surname.

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
長	江

Proper noun

長江 • (Janggang) (hangeul 장강)

Hanja form^? of 장강.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN