Chen-chiang

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 鎮江／镇江 (Zhènjiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chên⁴-chiang¹.

Proper noun

Chen-chiang

1. Alternative form of Zhenjiang
   • 1937, Michael Calvert, “Shanghai”, in Jon E. Lewis, editor, The Giant Book of Battles‎^[2], London: Magpie Books, published 2006, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 129:

     There the Chinese had sunk a number of coasters to form a boom covered by shore batteries to prevent the Japanese Navy advancing up to Chen-chiang, Nanking and beyond (which they were eventually to do).

   • 1982, Joseph J. Lee, Wang Chʻang-ling‎^[3], Boston: Twayne Publishers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 101:

     Hibiscus Tower was located in the northwestern corner of the present-day city of Chen-chiang on the south bank of the Yangtze. Near Chen-chiang is the Grand Canal, which then as now ran northward and, during the T’ang, formed a vital link between the Yangtze in the south and the Yellow River in the north.

   • 2003, C.J. Shane, editor, China (The History of Nations)‎^[4], Greenhaven Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 67:

     This army recaptured Wu-chʻang, on the right bank of the Yangtze, in 1854, reached Chen-chiang four years later, advanced to Chiu-chiang and threatened Nanking.

Translations

Zhenjiang — see Zhenjiang

Further reading

• “Chen-chiang”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• Chen-chiang at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• “Chen-chiang, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “Chen-chiang”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Chen-chiang”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Chen-chiang” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.