Meijiang
/meɪˈdʒjɑːŋ/noun
A romanized Chinese proper name used for places and waterways, most notably Meijiang District and the Meijiang River in Guangdong, China.
Did you know?The name combines 梅 (méi, “plum”) with 江 (jiāng, “river”), a classical Chinese geographical pattern in which the landscape itself becomes the name.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Chinese
Chinese
梅
“Plum tree or plum fruit; the character used in the name’s first element.”
Classical Chinese
Chinese
江
“A large river; originally associated especially with the Yangtze River and later used broadly for major rivers.”
Pre-modern Chinese
Chinese
梅江
“Literally “Plum River,” a Chinese geographical name formed from the two characters.”
20th Century
Mandarin
Méijiāng
“Mandarin pronunciation of 梅江, written in modern Hanyu Pinyin romanization.”
Modern English
English
Meijiang
“An English-language romanization used for Chinese place names, including Meijiang District and the Meijiang River.”