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長江
coeng4 gong1 |
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Chang River, Cheung Kong - literally: "Long River"; the longest river in China. The old English name, Yangtze River, comes from the name that local people used to refer to the lower reaches of the river only, 揚子江. Level: 2 Google Frequency: 2,780,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 3962 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 2nd Feb 2005 08:28 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:長 coeng4 zoeng2 - long; length; forte; grow; older; chief江 gong1 - large river; Chinese surname 4 compounds containing this word:長江後浪推前浪 - the young ones surpassing the older ones長江基建集團有限公司 - Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. 長江三角洲 - Yangzi River Delta 長江三峽 - Three Gorges |
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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *** |