Jing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ethnic Vietnamese, in reference to those whose lands are in China.
name
  1. A river in China, a tributary of the Wei.
name
  1. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 井 (jǐng)
  2. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 景
  3. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 京 (jīng)
  4. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 荊 /荆 (jīng)
  5. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 經 /经 or 经
  6. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 更
  7. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 敬 (jìng)
  8. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 靖 (jìng)
noun
  1. According to traditional Chinese medicine, a dense essence stored in the kidneys that is the material basis for the physical body. It is yin in nature.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɪŋ/ /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/

Word forms

Jing Jings Gin

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 京 (jīng), as in 京族 (Jīngzú).

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