江南

Mandarin · pinyin Jiāng nán

Meanings

  1. region of China immediately south of the lower Yangtze River, including Shanghai and adjoining parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang
  2. see 江南省 Jiāng nán Shěng
  3. see 江南區 Jiāng nán Qū
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江
jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
南
nán · south; southern part; southward
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1–2 · Jiang1 nan2

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gong1 naam4

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  1. Jiangnan (a region of China, south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River)
  2. (historical) (~省) Jiangnan (a province of China), during the Qing dynasty
  3. Gangnam (a neighborhood of Seoul, south of the Han River)
  4. (~區) Gangnam (a district of Seoul)
  5. (~市) Kōnan (a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
  6. (~鄉) Jiangnan (a township in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China)

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江南 · Jiang1 nan2
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Exact source record江南 江南 [Jiang1 nan2] /region of China immediately south of the lower Yangtze River, including Shanghai and adjoining parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang/see 江南省[Jiang1 nan2 Sheng3]/see 江南區|江南区[Jiang1 nan2 Qu1]/