Jiulong

See also: jiǔlóng and Jiǔlóng

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 九龍江 / 九龙江 (Jiǔlóng Jiāng).

Proper noun

Jiulong

1. A river in southern Fujian, China.

   Synonyms: (former name) Longjiang, (former name) Zhangjiang

   • 2007 August 9, Ralph Jennings, “FEATURE-Taiwan rankled by China litter washing up on beaches”, in Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 15 March 2025‎^[2]:

     Wind-driven ocean currents from China's booming coastal city of Xiamen, only about 2 km (1.25 miles) away, bring garbage across a sea channel that decades ago was the scene of fierce fighting between China and Taiwan during a protracted civil war.
     The problem gets worse when it rains, as storms bring extra-large onslaughts from the mouth of the nearby Jiulong River in China.

Translations

river

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 九龍江 / 九龙江 (gau² lung⁴ gong¹)

  Mandarin: 九龍江 / 九龙江 (Jiǔlóng Jiāng)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can