Jiangxi
English
Alternative forms
- Jiang Xi (also from Hanyu Pinyin)
- Kiangsi (dated)
- Chiang-hsi (Wade–Giles)
- Kyang-si (obsolete)
- Jianxi (misspelling)
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 江西 (Jiāngxī).
Proper noun
Jiangxi
- A province in southern China. Capital: Nanchang.
- 2021 November 23, “At least 4 killed in southern China dormitory collapse”, in AP News, archived from the original on 23 November 2021:
- At least four people have died in the partial collapse of a workers’ dormitory in the southern Chinese province of Jiangxi, state media report[sic – meaning reports].
Descendants
- Translingual: Jiangxisaurus
Translations
Chinese province
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See also
Provinces: Anhui · Fujian · Guangdong · Gansu · Guizhou · Henan · Hubei · Hebei · Hainan · Heilongjiang · Hunan · Jilin · Jiangsu · Jiangxi · Liaoning · Qinghai · Sichuan · Shandong · Shaanxi · Shanxi · Taiwan (claimed) · Yunnan · Zhejiang |
Autonomous regions: Guangxi · Inner Mongolia · Ningxia · Tibet Autonomous Region · Xinjiang |
Municipalities: Beijing · Tianjin · Shanghai · Chongqing |
Special administrative regions: Hong Kong · Macau |
References
- “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China, Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 476: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […] Chiang-hsi (Jiangxi) 江西”
Further reading
- “Jiangxi”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- Jiangxi, Jiang Xi, Kiangsi, Chiang-hsi, Kyang-si at Google Ngram Viewer
- “Jiangxi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Jiangxi”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Jiangxi” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jiangxi”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1446, column 3: “The name sometimes appears as Chiang-hsi, or Kiangsi.”
Anagrams
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