Yongjia

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 永嘉 (Yǒngjiā).

Proper noun

Yongjia

1. A county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
   • 2019 August 11, Amy Qin, “Death Toll From Typhoon Lekima in China Rises to 30”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on August 11, 2019, Asia Pacific‎^[2]:

     Nearly five million people in Zhejiang Province have been affected by the storm, Typhoon Lekima, which made landfall early Saturday, according to the reports. Many of the deaths occurred in Yongjia County, near the city of Wenzhou, when the collapse of a natural dam set off a flash flood that swept away several people in the fast-moving waters, said CCTV, the state-run broadcaster.

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 永嘉 (wing⁵ gaa¹)

  Mandarin: 永嘉 (zh) (Yǒngjiā)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can