Yuanjiang

See also: Yuán Jiāng

English

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Etymology 1

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 沅江 (Yuánjiāng, Yuan River).

Proper noun

Yuanjiang

  1. A county-level city in Yiyang, Hunan, China, along the Yuan River
    • [1971, Peking Review, volume 14, OCLC 1115877, page 17:
      AN advanced fishing village in learning from the Tachai Brigade, the Kuanchushan Production Brigade of Wantzuhu Commune in Yuanchiang County lies on Tungting Lake in central China's Hunan Province.]
  2. Synonym of Yuan River
    • [1954, Wiens, Herold J., “The history of South Chinese tribal movements and migrations”, in Han Chinese Expansion in South China, Shoe String Press, published 1967, LCCN 67-16409, OCLC 473651484, OL 24127509M, page 127:
      The famous General Chuang Ch'iao was sent by Wei Wang up the Yuan Chiang in Hu-nan with an army.]
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Etymology 2

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 元江 (Yuán Jiāng, literally First River).

Proper noun

Yuanjiang

  1. Synonym of Red River
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