Etymology

Jinjiang

Jin·jiang
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Today it means: A county-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 晉江 /晋江
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from晉江 /晋江“Jin River”
  2. English todayJinjiang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 晉江 /晋江 (Jìnjiāng, “Jin River”).

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