Jinsha Jiang
/d͡ʒɪnˈʃɑː ˈd͡ʒjɑŋ/
Jinsha Jiang proper noun: synonym of Jinsha, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China.
Proper noun
Jinsha Jiang
- Synonym of Jinsha, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China.
- Yibin, known as the First Port on the Yangzi, is a small city at the point where the Min Jiang and Jinsha Jiang join to form the Yangzi River.1988, K. Mark Stevens, George E. Wehrfritz, “Sichuan”, in Paddy Booz, editor, Southwest China: Off the Beaten Track, Passport Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 199
- Above Yibin, the river is the River of Golden Sands, the Jinsha Jiang, a tumultuous thousand-mile-long tributary whose wild waters reflect the bandit-ridden heritage of its remote tribes. When it reaches into Qinghai Province and the Tibetan Plateau, the Jinsha Jiang becomes known as the Tongtian...1989, Richard Bangs, Christian Kallen, “The Yangtze in History”, in Riding the Dragon's Back: The Race to Raft the Upper Yangtze, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 4
- Synonyms:
- Jinsha
Synonyms of Jinsha Jiang
Forms of Jinsha Jiang
| alternative form | Kinsha Kiang |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Kinshakiang |
| alternative form | Kin-sha-kiang |
| alternative form | Kin-sha Kiang |
| alternative form | Kin Sha Kiang |
| alternative form | Chin-sha Chiang |
| alternative form | Chinsha Chiang |
| alternative form | Chinshachiang |
| alternative form | Chin-sha-chiang |
| alternative form | Chin Sha Chiang |
| alternative also | Jinshajiang |
| alternative also | Jin Sha Jiang |
| alternative misspelling | Jingsha Jiang |
Origin of Jinsha Jiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 金沙江 (Jīnshā Jiāng).
Words formed from Jinsha Jiang
Questions about Jinsha Jiang
- What does Jinsha Jiang mean?
- Jinsha Jiang means synonym of Jinsha, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China.
- What part of speech is Jinsha Jiang?
- Jinsha Jiang is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Jinsha Jiang?
- Jinsha Jiang is pronounced /d͡ʒɪnˈʃɑː ˈd͡ʒjɑŋ/.
Words near Jinsha Jiang in the dictionary
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