Zhejiang

See also: Zhèjiang, Zhèjiāng, and Zhéjiāng

English

Alternative forms

• Chekiang, Che-chiang, Che-Keang

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin Chinese 浙江 (Zhèjiāng, literally “crooked river”), from a former name of the Qiantang River.

Pronunciation

• Standard English: IPA^(key): /ˈdʒœˈdʒjɑːŋ/
• Mandarin: IPA^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

Zhejiang

1. A coastal province in eastern China, running from Hangzhou Bay to Fujian, with its capital at Hangzhou.

Translations

a province in China

• Arabic: جِيجْيَانْغ m (jijyānḡ)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 浙江 (zit³ gong¹)

  Mandarin: 浙江 (zh) (Zhèjiāng), (abbr.): 浙 (zh) (Zhè)

• Czech: Če-ťiang
• Hungarian: Csöcsiang
• Japanese: 浙江 (せっこう, Sekkō)
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• Korean: 저장 (ko) (Jeojang), 절강 (Jeolgang)
• Macedonian: Џе́џианг (Džédžiang)
• Manchu: ᠵᡝᡤᡳᠶᠠᠩ (jegiyang)
• Russian: Чжэцзя́н (ru) m (Čžɛczján)
• Vietnamese: Chiết Giang
• Zhuang: Cezgyangh