長江

See also: 长江

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	river
trad. (長江)		長	江
simp. (长江)		长	江
Literally: “long river”.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Cháng Jiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): coeng⁴ gong¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ciang³ gong¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Chhòng-kông
• Eastern Min (BUC): Diòng-gĕ̤ng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Tn̂g-kang / Tiông-kang

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ciang⁵ gang¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zan-kaon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Cháng Jiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cháng Jiang
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻang² Chiang¹
    • Yale: Cháng Jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Charng Jiang
    • Palladius: Чан Цзян (Čan Czjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng⁴ gong¹
    • Yale: chèuhng gōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ gong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ciang³ gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiaŋ²² kɔŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhòng-kông
    • Hakka Romanization System: congˇ gong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cong² gong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Diòng-gĕ̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuoŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)ŋøyŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tn̂g-kang / Tiông-kang
    • Tâi-lô: Tn̂g-kang / Tiông-kang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dngkafng, diongkafng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/, /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kaŋ³³/, /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kaŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍¹³⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/, /tiɔŋ¹³⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/, /tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²³⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/, /tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ciang⁵ gang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiâng kang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kaŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zan-kaon
    • MiniDict: zan^去 kaon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zan-kaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zã²² kɑ̃⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: drjang kaewng

Rime
Character	長	江
Reading #	1/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)	江 (9)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	直良切	古雙切
Baxter	drjang	kaewng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖɨɐŋ/	/kˠʌŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖiɐŋ/	/kᵚɔŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡiɑŋ/	/kɔŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖɨaŋ/	/kaɨwŋ/
Li Rong	/ȡiaŋ/	/kɔŋ/
Wang Li	/ȡĭaŋ/	/kɔŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȡʱi̯aŋ/	/kɔŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cháng	jiāng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coeng4	gong1

Proper noun

長江

1. Yangtze River

   • 孤帆遠影碧空盡，唯見長江天際流。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     孤帆远影碧空尽，唯见长江天际流。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 730, 李白 (Li Bai), 黃鶴樓送孟浩然之廣陵

     Gūfān yuǎn yǐng bìkōng jìn, wéi jiàn Chángjiāng tiānjì liú. [Pinyin]

     A solitary sail's distant image disappears into the blue sky; only the Yangtze River continues to flow towards the horizon.

2. (～河) Changjiang Creek, the upper course of the Jin River (錦江／锦江 (Jǐnjiāng)) in Jiangxi
3. (～社區) Changjiang (a community in Guanshan, Hongshan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

Synonyms

• 江 (jiāng) (ancient, literary, or abbreviated)
• 揚子江／扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng) (originally only in reference to the lower reaches)
• 大江 (dàjiāng) (literary)

Derived terms

• 長江三峽／长江三峡 (Chángjiāng Sānxiá)
• 長江三角洲／长江三角洲 (Chángjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu)
• 長江中下游平原／长江中下游平原 (Chángjiāng Zhōngxiàyóu Píngyuán)
• 長江天塹／长江天堑
• 長江後浪催前浪，一代新人換舊人／长江后浪催前浪，一代新人换旧人
• 長江後浪推前浪／长江后浪推前浪 (Chángjiāng hòulàng tuī qiánlàng)
• 長江無六月／长江无六月

 

Descendants

• → Manchu: ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ
  ᡠᠯᠠ (golmin ula) (calque)

See also

• 黃河／黄河 (Huáng Hé)
• 淮河 (Huái Hé)
• 濟水／济水 (Jǐ Shuǐ)
• 四瀆／四渎 (Sì Dú)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
長	江
ちょう Grade: 2	こう Grade: S
on’yomi

From Chinese 長江／长江 (Cháng Jiāng, literally “long river”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょ​ーこー [chóꜜòkòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːko̞ː]

Noun

長(ちょう)江(こう) • (chōkō) ^{←ちやうかう (tyaukau)?}

1. (literal) a long river

Proper noun

長(ちょう)江(こう) • (Chōkō) ^{←ちやうかう (tyaukau)?}

1. the Yangtze River

   Synonym: 揚子江 (Yōsukō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
長	江
なが Grade: 2	え Grade: S
kun’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na̠ɡa̠e̞]

Proper noun

長(なが)江(え) • (Nagae) 

1. a surname

Korean

Hanja in this term
長	江

Proper noun

長江 • (Janggang) (hangeul 장강)

1. Hanja form^? of 장강 (“Yangtze River”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
長	江

Proper noun

長江

1. chữ Hán form of Trường Giang (“Yangtze River”).