Jiangyin

English

Alternative forms

• Chiang-yin (Wade–Giles)
• (dated): Kiangyin

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江陰／江阴 (Jiāngyīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑŋ.jɪn/

Proper noun

Jiangyin

1. A county-level city in Jiangsu, China.
   • [1962, F. W. Mote, “The Man of the Green Hill”, in The Poet Kao Chʻi‎^[1], Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 60:

     The leader of a small bandit gang from the county of Chiang-yin on the south bank of the Yangtze fled north to Chang Shih-ch’eng’s camp in 1354 or 1355 to seek his help in putting down a rival.]

   • 1989 April 6, Nicholas D. Kristof, “Beijing Journal; Second Thoughts: Laissez Faire or Plain Unfair?”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 November 2010, Section A, page 4‎^[3]:

     Mr. Ren, an entrepreneur in the eastern city of Jiangyin, found that the more successful his small factory, the more problems from neighbors jealous of his wealth.

Translations

county-level city in Jiangsu

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 江陰／江阴 (gong¹ jam¹)

  Mandarin: 江陰／江阴 (zh) (Jiāngyīn)

Further reading

• Jiangyin, Chiang-yin, Kiangyin at Google Ngram Viewer
• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jiangyin”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[4], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1447, column 1