九龍江

Chinese

		nine dragons that were able to control water resources to prevent flooding	river
trad. (九龍江)		九龍	江
simp. (九龙江)		九龙	江

Etymology

Sense #2 corresponds to Vietnamese sông Cửu Long (literally “Nine Dragons River”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiǔlóng Jiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² lung⁴ gong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǔlóng Jiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiǒulóng Jiang
    • Wade–Giles: Chiu³-lung² Chiang¹
    • Yale: Jyǒu-lúng Jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeoulong Jiang
    • Palladius: Цзюлун Цзян (Czjulun Czjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² lung⁴ gong¹
    • Yale: gáu lùhng gōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² lung⁴ gong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² lung⁴ gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

九龍江

1. Jiulong River (the largest river in southern Fujian, China)
2. Mekong River in its lower reaches