Jiangxi

Jiang·xi
J8I1A1N1G2X8I1
/ˈdʒiɑŋʃiː/

proper noun

A province in southern China. Capital: Nanchang.

UncommonScrabble 22

Meanings

proper noun

alternative also Jiang Xi · alternative dated Kiangsi · alternative Chiang-hsi · alternative obsolete Kyang-si · alternative obsolete Chiamsii · alternative misspelling Jianxi

  1. A province in southern China. Capital: Nanchang.

    Qingyun Hu, a former officer of the Peoples Supreme Court of Jiangxi Province in China, was diagnosed as having leukemia in 1997.

    2001, “People with Cancer”, in Falun Gong Stories: A Journey to Ultimate Health, Golden Lotus Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22
    1 more example

    At least four people have died in the partial collapse of a workers’ dormitory in the southern Chinese province of Jiangxi, state media report^([sic – meaning reports]).

    2021 November 23, “At least 4 killed in southern China dormitory collapse”, in AP News, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2021

Origin

  1. Mandarin江西
  2. EnglishJiangxi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江西 (Jiāngxī).

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Translations

Arabic جْيَانْغْشِي
  • جْيَانْغْشِي (jyangšī)Chinese province
Chinese Cantonese 江西
  • 江西 (gong¹ sai¹)Chinese province
Chinese Mandarin 江西
  • 江西 (Jiāngxī)Chinese province
Czech Ťiang-si
  • Ťiang-siChinese province
Esperanto Ĝjangŝjio
  • ĜjangŝjioChinese province
Greek Τσιανγκσί
  • Τσιανγκσί (Tsiangksí)Chinese province
Hindi जिआंगशी
  • जिआंगशी (jiāṅgśī)Chinese province
Hungarian Csianghszi
  • CsianghsziChinese province
Indonesian Jiangxi
  • JiangxiChinese province
Japanese 江西
  • 江西Chinese province
Korean 장시, 강서
  • 장시 (Jangsi)Chinese province
  • 강서 (gangseo)Chinese province
Latvian Dzjansji
  • DzjansjiChinese province
Lithuanian Dziangsi
  • DziangsiChinese province
Russian Цзянси́
  • Цзянси́ (Czjansí)Chinese province
Vietnamese Giang Tây
  • Giang TâyChinese province

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Cite this entry
APA

Jiangxi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jiangxi

MLA

“Jiangxi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jiangxi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jiangxi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jiangxi.

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