Wujiang
Syllables: Wu·jiang/wud͡ʒjɑŋ/
Wujiang proper noun: a district of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Proper noun (1)
Wujiang
- A district of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
- "Without China, I'd be bankrupt," said Feng Wen-bing, a Taiwanese who co-owns a $10 million electronics firm in Wujiang, near Shanghai. Thirty factories are currently being built there and 30 more are expected to start being constructed soon. Most are Taiwan-owned.2001 April 28, John Pomfret, “Taiwan Has an Outbreak of Shanghai Fever”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2017
- He was born in Wujiang County, Jiangsu Province, in eastern China and began his higher education at Yenching University in Beijing, planning to study medicine. But deciding that China's problems were social and political rather than medical, he turned to sociology.2005 May 9, Wolfgang Saxon, “Fei Xiaotong, 94, a Pioneer in Chinese Anthropology, Is Dead”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 May 2015, Obituaries
Proper noun (2)
Wujiang
Synonyms of Wujiang
- Wu River
- various rivers in China
- particularly a major tributary of the Yangtze rising in Guizhou
Forms of Wujiang
| alternative form | Wukiang |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Wu-chiang |
| alternative form | Wuchiang |
Origin of Wujiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吳江 /吴江 (Wújiāng, “Wu River”), after the once major Wusong River nearby.
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 烏江 /乌江 (Wū or Wùjiāng, “Raven or Black River”).
Questions about Wujiang
- What does Wujiang mean?
- Wujiang means a district of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
- What part of speech is Wujiang?
- Wujiang is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Wujiang?
- Wujiang is pronounced /wud͡ʒjɑŋ/.
Words near Wujiang in the dictionary
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