珠江

Chinese

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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhū Jiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨ ㄐㄧㄤ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zyu¹ gong¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zi⁴ gong¹

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chu-kang

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhū Jiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • 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

1. 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)?}

1. Pearl River (a major river in southern China)