Yuanjiang

Yuan·jiang
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proper noun

A county-level city of Yiyang, Hunan, China, along the Yuan River.

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Meanings

Yuanjiang1

proper noun

alternative Yüan-chiang

  1. A county-level city of Yiyang, Hunan, China, along the Yuan River.

    The hot days had been accumulating over the past few weeks, with Yuanjiang in Hunan province having exceeded 95 degrees (35 Celsius) for 22 straight days as of Friday.

    2023 April 17, Dan Stillman, “Historic Asia heat breaks hundreds of records, with extremes in Thailand and China”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2023, Weather
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    AN advanced fishing village in learning from the Tachai Brigade, the Kuanchushan Production Brigade of Wantzuhu Commune in Yuanchiang County lies on Tungting Lake in central China's Hunan Province.

    [1971, Peking Review, volume 14, →OCLC, page 17

    In the eyes of many Chinese, the boy was a heartless criminal who deserved to be punished. But in China, where the minimum age of criminal responsibility is 14, he could not be held legally responsible. The boy was released by the authorities in the town of Yuanjiang, in Hunan Province, with no conditions.

    2018 December 14, Amy Qin, “12-Year-Old in China Kills His Mother, Then Returns to School, Igniting an Outcry”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2018, Asia Pacific
  2. Synonym of Yuan River.

    The famous General Chuang Ch'iao was sent by Wei Wang up the Yuan Chiang in Hu-nan with an army.

    [1954, Herold J. Wiens, “The history of South Chinese tribal movements and migrations”, in Han Chinese Expansion in South China, Shoe String Press, published 1967, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 127

    Synonyms: Yuan River

Yuanjiang2

proper noun

alternative Yüan-chiang

  1. Synonym of Red River.

    Synonyms: Red River

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Yuan River.

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proper nounSynonym of Red River.

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Origin

Yuanjiang · proper noun

  1. Mandarin沅江“Yuan River”
  2. EnglishYuanjiang

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 沅江 (Yuánjiāng, “Yuan River”).

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Yuanjiang · proper noun

  1. Mandarin元江
  2. EnglishYuanjiang

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 元江 (Yuán Jiāng, literally “First River”).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 沅江
  • 沅江 (jyun⁴ gong¹)county-level city
Chinese Mandarin 沅江
  • 沅江 (Yuánjiāng)county-level city

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APA

Yuanjiang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yuanjiang

MLA

“Yuanjiang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yuanjiang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yuanjiang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yuanjiang.

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