Chiang

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proper noun

A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.

CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

Chiang1

proper nounChiang (plural Chiangs)

plural Chiangs

  1. A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.
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    In his speech at the mass rally mentioned above, Chiang Tse-min described Teng as a loyal comrade-in-arms of Mao Tse-tung and the most prominent successor and developer of Mao Tse-tung thought. He stressed the way that both Teng and Mao formulated their policies in line with the specific situation in China. To support this argument, Chiang said that mainland China had deliberately avoided patterning its version of the market after the Western model in order to prevent the intrusion of decadent Western ideology.

    1996, An-chia Wu, “The CCP's "Socialist Market Economy" Proposal”, in Bih-jaw Lin, James T. Myers, editors, Contemporary China in the Post-Cold War Era, University of South Carolina Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 29

Chiang2

proper nounChiang (plural Chiangs)

plural Chiangs

  1. A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.

Chiang3

proper nounChiang (plural Chiangs)

plural Chiangs

  1. A surname from Mandarin; variant form Jiang.
    3 more examples

    As early as August we had publicly withdrawn our opposition to consideration of this question and indicated our support of the concept of the "two Chinas," Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China on Taiwan and the Communist People's Republic of China, each to have membership in the world organization. It had not been easy for me to take a position that would be so disappointing to our old friend and loyal ally, Chiang.

    1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 556

    When Chiang Kai-shek died in 1975, it was widely assumed that he had wanted to be buried someday on the mainland, although he is not known to have left any explicit instructions. His body was embalmed and placed in what is officially still a temporary mausoleum here, and the same was done with his son. If the Chiang family has its way, as now seems likely, both former presidents of Taiwan will finally be buried next spring.

    2004 September 9, Keith Bradsher, “The Chiangs, Father and Son, Can't Rest in Peace Just Yet”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2021, Dasi Journal

    In the past few weeks, the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) mayoral candidate for Taipei Chiang Wan-an’s (蔣萬安) ancestry has come under attack by several pundits. Since Chiang threw his hat in the ring, he has been purporting himself as the descendant of the Chiang family to garner support from pan-blue voters. In January, he said that his name “Wan-an” was given to him by his grandfather — former president Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) — as a reminder of his ancestral roots. On more than one occasion, he stated that he has always been proud of being a Chiang, and that he would follow in his ancestors’ — Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) and Chiang Ching-kuo — footsteps to make Taiwan a better place. He further underscored this lineage by placing an artistic image of himself with Chiang Ching-kuo, side-by-side, on his mayoral campaign flags.

    2022 September 30, “EDITORIAL: What’s in the Chiang name?”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2022, Editorials, page 8

Chiang4

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Jiang (county in Yuncheng, Shanxi, China).

    Shansi. In Chiang County there is over 120,000 mow of irrigated land.

    1972, Summary of World Broadcasts: The Far East. Weekly supplement, →OCLC, page 3

Origin

Chiang · proper noun

  1. Chinese江
  2. EnglishChiang

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 江 (Jiāng), "river", particularly the "Yangtze River".

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Chiang · proper noun

  1. Chinese姜
  2. EnglishChiang

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 姜 (Jiāng), an ancient surname now also used for "ginger".

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Chiang · proper noun

  1. Chinese蔣 /蒋
  2. EnglishChiang

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 蔣 /蒋 (Jiǎng).

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Chiang · proper noun

  1. Chinese絳 /绛
  2. EnglishChiang

From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 絳 /绛 (Jiàng).

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