珠江

Chinese

		pearl; bead	river
simp. and trad. (珠江)		珠	江

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhū Jiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zyu¹ gong¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): zi⁴ gong¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chu-kang

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhū Jiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄐㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhu Jiang
  - Wade–Giles: Chu¹ Chiang¹
  - Yale: Jū Jyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ju Jiang
  - Palladius: Чжу Цзян (Čžu Czjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu¹ gong¹
  - Yale: jyū gōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ gong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ju¹ gong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syː⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: zi⁴ gong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si²¹ kɔŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chu-kang
  - Tâi-lô: Tsu-kang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zu'kafng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su³³ kaŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

Proper noun

珠江

Pearl River (a major river in southern China)

Synonyms

(archaic) 粵江／粤江 (Yuèjiāng)
(obsolete) 大江 (dàjiāng)

Derived terms

珠江三角洲 (Zhūjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu)
珠江口 (Zhūjiāngkǒu)

Descendants

→ English: Pearl River (calque)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
珠	江
しゅ Grade: S	こう Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝko̞ː]

Proper noun

珠(しゅ)江(こう) • (Shukō) ^{←しゆかう (syukau)^?}

Pearl River (a major river in southern China)

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