Yongji

See also: yōngjǐ, yǒngjǐ, and Yǒngjì

English

Alternative forms

• Yung-chi (Wade–Giles)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔŋ.d͡ʒi/

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永吉 (Yǒngjí).

Proper noun

Yongji

1. A county of Jilin, Jilin, China.
   • 2010 August 4, Ben Blanchard, “China says waters on North Korean border surge”, in Miral Fahmy, editor, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-05-14, ENVIRONMENT‎^[2]:

     China's Premier Wen Jiabao waves to locals during his visit to the flood-hit Kouqian town of Yongji county, Jilin province August 3, 2010.

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 永吉 (zh) (Yǒngjí)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永濟／永济 (Yǒngjì).

Proper noun

Yongji

1. A county-level city in Yuncheng, Shanxi, China.
   • 2007 June 23, David Lague, “China Tries to Contain Scandal Over Slave Labor With Arrests and Apology”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 April 2009, Asia Pacific‎^[4]:

     On Thursday, the police arrested two labor inspectors from Yongji city in Shanxi who were accused of negligence and abuse of their powers, Xinhua reported.

Translations

county-level city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 永濟／永济 (zh) (Yǒngjì)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Yongji”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[5], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3531, column 3

Anagrams

• joying