Etymology

Che-chiang

Mandarin 浙江
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from浙江
  2. English todayChe-chiang

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 浙江 (Zhè Jiāng, literally “crooked river”): Chê⁴-chiang¹; from a former name of the Qiantang River.

Words from the same roots

Mandarin浙江 all →

Zhejiang

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.