English
Yangzi Jiang
Yangzi Jiang comes from Mandarin 揚子江.
- Mandarinmodern揚子江Yángzǐ Jiāng
- Englishearliest quotation 1979Yangzi Jiang
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern揚子江Yángzǐ Jiāng
- Englishearliest quotation 1979Yangzi Jiang
Earliest quotation: 1979, Ronald Francis Price, Education in Modern China: “The most important inland water transport takes place along…”
Every English word from Mandarin 揚子江
Today it means
name Synonym of Yangtze: a major river in China, the third-longest river in the world.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 揚子江 / Yangzi Jiang