Jiangmen
See also: Jiāngmén
English
Alternative forms
- Chiang-men (Wade–Giles)
- Kongmoon, Kong Moon, Kiangmoon (from Cantonese)
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 江門/江门 (Jiāngmén, literally “River Gate”), after its location at the mouth of the Xi or West River.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jiangmen
- A prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China.
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Translations
a city of China
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