Yangtze

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Yangtze

/ˈjæŋtsi/
/ˈjæŋzi/
/ˈjɑŋzi/
/ˈjɑŋtsə/

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From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 揚子 /扬子 (Yángzǐ) and 揚子江 /扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng), a former name for the lower stretches of the Yangtze derived from 揚子津 (Yángzǐjīn)(zh-wikipedia), a former ferry crossing near Yangzhou, applied by foreign visitors to the entire length of the river. The folk etymology that it means "Son of the Ocean" derives from the homophonic misnomer 洋子江 which was apparently given to Matteo Ricci, whose posthumously published journals popularized the river in Europe as Latin Iansu and Iansuchian.

proper noun Yang-tze · Yangtzi · Yangtse · Yang-tse · Yangtsz · Yangtsze

The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing a total of 6300 km. That Riuer of Nanquin which I called (Yamſu or) Ianſu, the ſonne of the Sea, goeth Northward to Nanquin, and then returning ſomewhat Southward, runneth into the Sea with great force; fortie myles from which it paſſeth by Nanquin. And that from hence to Pequin there might bee paſſage by Riuers, the K
Similar: Chang Jiang, Chang River, Long River, Ch'ang Chiang, Jiang, Kiang, Blue River, Yangzi Jiang, Yangtze Kiang, Iansuchian

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name the third longest river in the world

Español	Yangtsé
한국어	창강 changgang
日本語	長江 Chōkō, 揚子江 Yōsukō
中文	長江 /长江 Cháng Jiāng, 揚子江 /扬子江 Yángzǐ Jiāng
हिन्दी	यांग्त्ज़ी yāṅgtzī
Kiswahili	Yangtze
Português	Yangtzé
Français	Yangzi Jiang, Yangtsé, fleuve Bleu
Deutsch	Jangtse
Italiano	Fiume Azzurro
Ελληνικά	Γιανγκτσέ Giangktsé
Română	Ianțzî, Yangtze
Русский	Янцзы́ Janczý, Чанцзя́н Čanczján
Tiếng Việt	Trường Giang, (sông) Dương Tử
العربية	يَانْغْتْسِي yānḡtsī, تْشَانْغْجْيَانْغ tšānḡjyānḡ
עברית	יאנגצה

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@misc{yangtze_2026,
  title = {Yangtze},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yangtze},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}