Meanings
Jiujiang1
alternative Kiukiang · alternative Kievkiang · alternative Chiu-chiang · alternative Chiuchiang
- A prefecture-level city of Jiangxi, China.
The Yangtze divides Jiujiang in Jiangxi province and Huanggang in neighbouring Hubei, one of the cities hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak and now sealed off from the rest of China to try to contain it.
2020 January 31, Martin Pollard, Thomas Peter, David Stanway, “Travellers beat China virus lockdown via bridge over the Yangtze”, in Stephen Coates, Mike Collett-White, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2020, WORLD NEWS1 more example
Hubei has been under virtual quarantine for the last week, with roads sealed off and public transport shut down. The province extended its Lunar New Year holiday break to Feb. 13 in a bid to contain the outbreak. But some people are leaving Hubei on foot over a bridge spanning the Yangtze river, entering Jiujiang city in neighbouring Jiangxi province.
2020 February 2, “Philippines reports first coronavirus death outside China as toll tops 300”, in France 24, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2020, Asia / Pacific
Jiujiang2
Origin
Jiujiang · proper noun
- Mandarin九江
- EnglishJiujiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 九江 (Jiǔjiāng).
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Full word history & related roots →Jiujiang · proper noun
- Mandarin鳩江 /鸠江
- EnglishJiujiang
From Mandarin 鳩江 /鸠江 (Jiūjiāng).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 九江, 鳩江 /鸠江
- 九江 (gau² gong¹)prefecture-level city in eastern China
- 鳩江 /鸠江 (kau¹ gong¹)district
Chinese Mandarin 九江, 鳩江 /鸠江
- 九江 (Jiǔjiāng)prefecture-level city in eastern China
- 鳩江 /鸠江 (Jiūjiāng)district
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Jiujiang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jiujiang
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