zhanjiang

/ˈdʒɑn.dʒɑŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

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"On April 4, he made the hop from Haiphong to Fort-Bayard (present-day Chanchiang, China) but almost ditched and had to lighten the plane by throwing things overboard."
"Personnel stood in formation as they bid farewell to their family and friends during a ceremony at the port to send the cargo ship and its crew off on its journey to Zhanjiang, southern China, where the ACMEX maneuvers will be held, an epa-efe journalist reports."

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湛江 (Zhànjiāng).

Chan-chiang (alternative) Chankiang (alternative)

Tsamkong

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How do you pronounce zhanjiang?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒɑn.dʒɑŋ/.

What does zhanjiang mean?

A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China.

Where does zhanjiang come from?

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湛江 (Zhànjiāng).

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