Changyang

See also: chāngyáng, chángyáng, and Chángyáng

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mandarin 長陽 / 长阳 (Chángyáng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈjæŋ/, emulating Chinese /(ˈ)t͡ʃɑŋˈjɑŋ/
  • enPR: chängʹyängʹ[1]

Proper noun

Changyang

  1. A Tujia autonomous county in Yichang, Hubei, China.
    • 1888, Augustine Henry, “Chinese Names of Plants”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society‎[2], volume XXII, Shanghai, page 233:
      The following is a list of names in colloquial use at Ichang and in the mountainous region to the south, indicated by “Patung,” in which district and that of Changyang I have had a native collecting for the past three years.
    • 1978 October, Hsiang-Kuan Chin, “A Barefoot Doctor Describes His Work”, in Medical Care for China's Millions‎[3], Peking, →OCLC, page 8:
      CHIN HSIANG-KUAN is a barefoot doctor in the Tuchiatsun brigade, Loyuan commune, Changyang county, Hupeh province. He is also a member of both the Fourth and Fifth National People’s Congresses.
    • 2023 May 17, Wynna Wong, “Hong Kong shopping spree for 2,000-strong mainland China tour group as some locals complain about disturbance to daily life”, in South China Morning Post‎[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 May 2023, Hong Kong economy‎[5]:
      For example, a post dated May 4 on the official WeChat account of the Changyang Tujia Autonomous County police force said the company attracted new “members” by claiming they could earn rebates by spending a certain amount of money.

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References

  1. ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Changyang or Ch’ang-yang”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎[1], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 370, column 3

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