三江
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[edit]| three | river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (三江) |
三 | 江 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sanjiang
- Wade–Giles: San1-chiang1
- Yale: Sān-jyāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sanjiang
- Palladius: Саньцзян (Sanʹczjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 gong1
- Yale: sāam gōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 gong1
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 gong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: san1 gang1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: saⁿ kang
- Sinological IPA (key): /sã³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
- Middle Chinese: sam kaewng
Proper noun
[edit]三江
- (historical, literary) three rivers that supposedly flowed out of the lake of Pengli (彭蠡) according to Yu Gong of the Book of Documents, identified as various rivers in later ages
- 彭蠡既豬，陽鳥攸居。三江既入，震澤厎定。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
- Pénglǐ jì zhū, yángniǎo yōu jū. Sānjiāng jì rù, Zhènzé dǐdìng. [Pinyin]
- The (lake of) Peng-li was confined to its proper limits, and the sun-birds (the wild geese) had places to settle on. The three Jiang were led to enter the sea, and it became possible to still the marsh of Zhen.
彭蠡既猪，阳鸟攸居。三江既入，震泽厎定。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (～侗族自治縣, ～縣) Sanjiang (an autonomous county of Liuzhou, Guangxi, China)
- (～鎮, ～街道, ～鄉, ～村) Various Sanjiang towns, subdistricts, townships and villages in China.
- the three main rivers of the Chaoshan region: Han, Rong and Lian
Derived terms
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