Jiujiang

English

Alternative forms

(postal romanization) Kiukiang
Kievkiang
(from Wade–Giles) Chiu-chiang, Chiuchiang

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 九江 (Jiǔjiāng).

Proper noun

Jiujiang

A prefecture-level city in Jiangxi, China.
A town in Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong, China.

Translations

prefecture-level city in eastern China

Chinese:
Cantonese: 九江 (gau² gong¹)

Mandarin: 九江 (zh) (Jiǔjiāng)

Further reading

Jiujiang in Encyclopædia Britannica

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