Chekiang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alternative form of Zhejiang.

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃɛˈkjæŋ/ /d͡ʒəˈd͡ʒjɑŋ/ chěʹkyǎngʹ jûʹjyängʹ jǔʹjē-ängʹ

Word forms

Chekiang

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of Nanking court dialect Mandarin 浙江 (Zhèjiāng), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ], with the word itself from a former name of the Qiantang River.

Derived words

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