東江

See also: 东江

Chinese

		east	river
trad. (東江)		東	江
simp. (东江)		东	江
anagram		江東／江东

Etymology

From its location relative to the main course of the Pearl River.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Dōngjiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ gong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Dōngjiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Dongjiang
  - Wade–Giles: Tung¹-chiang¹
  - Yale: Dūng-jyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dongjiang
  - Palladius: Дунцзян (Dunczjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung¹ gong¹
  - Yale: dūng gōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ gong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ gong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

東江

The Dong or East River in Guangdong, China

Coordinate terms

西江 (Xījiāng), 北江 (Běijiāng)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
東	江
あがり Grade: 2	え Grade: S
irregular	kun'yomi

Proper noun

東(あがり)江(え) • (Agarie)

a town in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
東	江
ひがし Grade: 2	え Grade: S
kun'yomi

Proper noun

東(ひがし)江(え) • (Higashie)

(history) a village in Kaizu district, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
東	江
とう Grade: 2	こう Grade: S
kan'on

Chinese 東江 / 东江 (Dōngjiāng)

Proper noun

東(とう)江(こう) • (Tōkō)

the Dong River (a river in China)
Antonym: 西江 (Seikō)