Chen-chiang
English
Proper noun
Chen-chiang
- Alternative form of Zhenjiang
- 1982, Joseph J. Lee, Wang Chʻang-ling, Boston: Twayne Publishers, →ISBN, LCCN 82-1933, OCLC 474971229, OL 3482534M, page 101:
- Hibiscus Tower was located in the northwestern corner of the present-day city of Chen-chiang on the south bank of the Yangtze. Near Chen-chiang is the Grand Canal, which then as now ran northward and, during the T’ang, formed a vital link between the Yangtze in the south and the Yellow River in the north.
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Translations
Zhenjiang — see Zhenjiang
References
- Zhenjiang Wade-Giles romanization Chen-chiang, in Encyclopædia Britannica
- “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China, Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, LCCN 79-42627, OCLC 781411242, page 476: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […]
Chen-chiang (Zhenjiang) 鎮江”
Further reading
- “Chen-chiang”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Chen-chiang, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- Chen-chiang at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “Chen-chiang”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “Chen-chiang” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
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