Yangtze
Etymology
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Etymology
An irregular romanization of the Mandarin - pronunciation of Chinese 揚子 and 揚子江, a former name for the lower stretches of the Yangtze derived from 揚子津, a former ferry crossing near Yangzhou, applied by foreign visitors to the entire length of the river.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˈjæŋtsi/, /ˈjæŋzi/, /ˈjɑŋzi/, /ˈjɑŋtsə/
- The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing 6300 km from the Tanggula Mountains in Qinghai, passing Chongqing, Wuhan, and Nanjing, and emptying into the East China Sea beside Shanghai.
- Chang Jiang, Long River, Jiang
- Ch'ang Chiang, Kiang, Long River, Blue River (obs.)
- French: Yangzi Jiang, Yangtsé, fleuve Bleu
- German: Jangtse
- Italian: Fiume Azzurro
- Portuguese: Yangtzé
- Russian: Янцзы́
- Spanish: Yangtsé
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