Jiangxi
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Jiang Xi (also from Hanyu Pinyin)
- Kiangsi (dated)
- Chiang-hsi (Wade–Giles)
- Kyang-si (obsolete)
- Jianxi (misspelling)
Etymology
[edit]From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 江西 (Jiāngxī).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Jiangxi
- A province in southern China. Capital: Nanchang.
- 2021 November 23, “At least 4 killed in southern China dormitory collapse”, in AP News[3], archived from the original on 23 November 2021[4]:
- At least four people have died in the partial collapse of a workers’ dormitory in the southern Chinese province of Jiangxi, state media report[sic – meaning reports].
Descendants
[edit]- Translingual: Jiangxisaurus
Translations
[edit]Chinese province
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See also
[edit]Provinces: Anhui · Fujian · Guangdong · Gansu · Guizhou · Henan · Hubei · Hebei · Hainan · Heilongjiang · Hunan · Jilin · Jiangsu · Jiangxi · Liaoning · Qinghai · Sichuan · Shandong · Shaanxi · Shanxi · Taiwan (claimed) · Yunnan · Zhejiang |
Autonomous regions: Guangxi · Inner Mongolia · Ningxia · Tibet Autonomous Region · Xinjiang |
Municipalities: Beijing · Tianjin · Shanghai · Chongqing |
Special administrative regions: Hong Kong · Macau |
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Jiangxi”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- Jiangxi, Jiang Xi, Kiangsi, Chiang-hsi, Kyang-si at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
- “Jiangxi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Jiangxi”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “Jiangxi” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jiangxi”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[5], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1446, column 3: “The name sometimes appears as Chiang-hsi, or Kiangsi.”