Meanings
Zhijiang1
alternative Chihkiang · alternative Chih-chiang · alternative Chihchiang
- An autonomous county of Huaihua, Hunan, China.
Zhijiang2
alternative Chihkiang · alternative Chih-chiang · alternative Chihchiang
- A county-level city of Yichang, Hubei, China.
Kingcheu commands over thirteen Cities, as Kingcheu, Cunggan, Xexeu, Kienli, Sungki, Chikiang, Iling, Changyang, Itu, Juengan, Quei, Hingxan, Patung.
[1669 [1665], John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, translation of original in Dutch, →OCLC, page 141 more example
By evening, officials planned to also close off Huanggang, a city of seven million about 30 miles east of Wuhan, shut rail stations in the nearby city of Ezhou, which has about one million residents, and impose travel restrictions on the smaller cities of Chibi and Zhijiang.
2020 January 24 [2020 January 23], “Coronavirus Death Toll Climbs in China, and a Lockdown Widens”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2020
Origin
Zhijiang · proper noun
- Mandarin芷江
- EnglishZhijiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 芷江 (Zhǐjiāng).
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Full word history & related roots →Zhijiang · proper noun
- Mandarin枝江
- EnglishZhijiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 枝江 (Zhījiāng).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 芷江, 枝江
- 芷江 (zi² gong¹)autonomous county in Hunan, China
- 枝江 (zi¹ gong¹)county-level city in Hubei, China
Chinese Mandarin 芷江, 枝江
- 芷江 (Zhǐjiāng)autonomous county in Hunan, China
- 枝江 (Zhījiāng)county-level city in Hubei, China
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