Etymology

jing

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Today it means: An ethnic Vietnamese, in reference to those whose lands are in China. Full definition →

Mandarin 涇 /泾
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jing · noun1

From Chinese 精 (jīng, “essence”).

Jing · noun2

Borrowed from Mandarin 京 (jīng), as in 京族 (Jīngzú).

Jing · proper noun3

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from涇 /泾
  2. English todayJing

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 涇 /泾 (Jīng), as in 涇河／泾河 (Jīnghé) or 涇水／泾水.

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