若羌

Chinese

		to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	educated; name of a tribe; strong
trad. (若羌)		若	羌
simp. ^#(若羌)		若	羌

Etymology

Homophonous replacement for 婼羌 (Ruòqiāng) in 1959.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Ruòqiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ goeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Ruòqiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Ruòciang
  - Wade–Giles: Jo⁴-chʻiang¹
  - Yale: Rwò-chyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ruohchiang
  - Palladius: Жоцян (Žocjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: joek⁶ goeng¹
  - Yale: yeuhk gēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ goeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ gêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² kœːŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

若羌

(～縣) Ruoqiang (a county of Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)
(～鎮) Ruoqiang (a town in Ruoqiang, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

Synonyms

婼羌 (Ruòqiāng)