Yangtze Kiang

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Yangtze Kiang

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From the Postal Romanization of the Nanjing Mandarin pronunciation of 揚子江 /扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng) before the palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].

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  1. alternative Alternative form of Yangtze

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"Yangtze Kiang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yangtze%20kiang. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Yangtze Kiang. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yangtze%20kiang

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"Yangtze Kiang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yangtze%20kiang.

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@misc{yangtze_kiang_2026,
  title = {Yangtze Kiang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yangtze%20kiang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}