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Jiujiang
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English
Pronunciation
jyō′jyäng′Kiukiang or Chiu-chiang 958 1 jē-ō′jē-äng′Chiu-chiang or Kiu·kiang 159 2
Etymology 1
From the en cmn-pinyin -en 1982 Selected Glossary The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China https://archive.org/details/cambridgeencyclo00hook/ Cambridge University Press 0521230993 79-42627 781411242 476, 477 https://archive.org/details/cambridgeencyclo00hook/page/477/ The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin,Chiu-chiang (Jiujiang) zh 九江 romanization of the en cmn 九江.
Alternative forms
en Kiukiang Postal
en Kievkiang
en Chiu-chiang Chiuchiang Wade-Giles
Proper noun
en prefecture-level city p/Jiangxi c/China.
en JANUARY 31, 2020 Martin Pollard; Thomas Peter; David Stanway Travellers beat China virus lockdown via bridge over the Yangtze Stephen Coates; Mike Collett-White https://web.archive.org/web/20200202230124/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-health-jiujiang-idUKKBN1ZU0LH 02 February 2020 https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-health-jiujiang-idUKKBN1ZU0LH w:Reuters WORLD NEWS The Yangtze divides Jiujiang in Jiangxi province and Huanggang in neighbouring Hubei, one of the cities hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak and now sealed off from the rest of China to try to contain it.
en 02/02/2020 Philippines reports first coronavirus death outside China as toll tops 300 w:France 24 https://web.archive.org/web/20200202102049/https://www.france24.com/en/20200202-philippines-reports-first-coronavirus-death-outside-china-as-toll-tops-300 https://www.france24.com/en/20200202-philippines-reports-first-coronavirus-death-outside-china-as-toll-tops-300 February 02, 2020 Asia / Pacific Hubei has been under virtual quarantine for the last week, with roads sealed off and public transport shut down. The province extended its Lunar New Year holiday break to Feb. 13 in a bid to contain the outbreak.But some people are leaving Hubei on foot over a bridge spanning the Yangtze river, entering Jiujiang city in neighbouring Jiangxi province.
en town district/Nanhai prefecture-level city/Foshan p/Guangdong c/China.
Translations
prefecture-level city in eastern China
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 九江 gau2 gong1
Mandarin: cmn 九江 Jiǔjiāng
References
Further reading
Jiujiang in Encyclopædia Britannica
en 1998 Jiujiang Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/ 2 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 1452 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1452/ 2 city N. Jiangxi prov.
en 1998 Jiujiang Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/ 2 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 1452 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1452/ 3 town, S. Guangdong prov.
Etymology 2
From en cmn 鳩江.
Proper noun
en district prefecture-level city/Wuhu p/Anhui c/China.
Translations
district
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 鳩江
Mandarin: cmn 鳩江
Japanese: ja