Meanings
- A county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
1 more example
Nearly five million people in Zhejiang Province have been affected by the storm, Typhoon Lekima, which made landfall early Saturday, according to the reports. Many of the deaths occurred in Yongjia County, near the city of Wenzhou, when the collapse of a natural dam set off a flash flood that swept away several people in the fast-moving waters, said CCTV, the state-run broadcaster.
2019 August 11, Amy Qin, “Death Toll From Typhoon Lekima in China Rises to 30”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2019, Asia Pacific
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Mandarin永嘉
- EnglishYongjia
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永嘉 (Yǒngjiā).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 永嘉
- 永嘉county
Chinese Mandarin 永嘉
- 永嘉 (Yǒngjiā)county
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Yongjia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yongjia
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