九龍江

Chinese

		nine dragons that were able to control water resources to prevent flooding	river
trad. (九龍江)		九龍	江
simp. (九龙江)		九龙	江

Etymology

Sense #2 corresponds to Vietnamese sông Cửu Long (literally “Nine Dragons River”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jiǔlóng Jiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² lung⁴ gong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Jiǔlóng Jiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jeoulong Jiang
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² lung⁴ gong¹
  - Yale: gáu lùhng gōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² lung⁴ gong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² lung⁴ gong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

九龍江

Jiulong River (the largest river in southern Fujian, China)
Mekong River in its lower reaches

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