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揚子江

joeng4 zi2 gong1

yang2 zi3 jiang1

The name that local people used to refer only to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, upon which the English name for the whole river is based. The whole river is actually called 長江, Chang River, meaning the "Long River".

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揚子江

揚 joeng4 yang2 - [1] [v] raise [2] blazing (said of flames) [3]
子 zi2 zi3 zi5 - child, offspring
江 gong1 jiang1 - large river; Chinese surname

This word was added by claw on 2nd Feb 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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