Jiujiang
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the Hanyu Pinyin[3] romanization of the Mandarin 九江 (Jiǔjiāng).
Alternative forms
- Kiukiang (Postal Romanization)
- Kievkiang
- Chiu-chiang, Chiuchiang (Wade–Giles)
Proper noun
Jiujiang
- A prefecture-level city of Jiangxi, China.
- 2020 January 31, Martin Pollard, Thomas Peter, David Stanway, “Travellers beat China virus lockdown via bridge over the Yangtze”, in Stephen Coates, Mike Collett-White, editors, Reuters[4], archived from the original on 02 February 2020, WORLD NEWS[5]:
- The Yangtze divides Jiujiang in Jiangxi province and Huanggang in neighbouring Hubei, one of the cities hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak and now sealed off from the rest of China to try to contain it.
- 2020 February 2, “Philippines reports first coronavirus death outside China as toll tops 300”, in France 24[6], archived from the original on 02 February 2020, Asia / Pacific[7]:
- Hubei has been under virtual quarantine for the last week, with roads sealed off and public transport shut down. The province extended its Lunar New Year holiday break to Feb. 13 in a bid to contain the outbreak.
But some people are leaving Hubei on foot over a bridge spanning the Yangtze river, entering Jiujiang city in neighbouring Jiangxi province.
- A town in Nanhai district, Foshan, Guangdong, China.
Translations
prefecture-level city in eastern China
References
- ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Kiukiang or Chiu-chiang”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 958, column 1
- ^ “Chiu-chiang or Kiu·kiang”, in The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas[2], Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 159, column 2
- ^ “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China[3], Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 476, 477: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […] Chiu-chiang (Jiujiang) 九江”
Further reading
- Jiujiang in Encyclopædia Britannica
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jiujiang”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[8], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1452, column 2: “city […] N. Jiangxi prov.”
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jiujiang”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[9], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1452, column 3: “town, S. Guangdong prov.”
Etymology 2
From Mandarin 鳩江 / 鸠江 (Jiūjiāng).
Proper noun
Jiujiang