新疆

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新疆

Xīnjiāng Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄒㄧㄣㄐㄧㄤ Mandarin, Bopomofo
san¹ goeng¹ Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong
lhin¹ giang¹ Cantonese, Taishanese, Wiktionary specific
'xin¹ jiong¹ Gan, Wiktionary specific
Sîn-kiông Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
xin¹ giong¹ Hakka, 梅縣, 客家話拼音
Sĭng-giŏng Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
Sin-kiong Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
Sin-kiang Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
sing¹ giang¹ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
¹shin-cian Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
Xīnjiāng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄒㄧㄣㄐㄧㄤ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
Sinjiang Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
Hsin¹-chiang¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
Syīn-jyāng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
Shinjiang Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
Синьцзян Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
san¹ goeng¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
sān gēung Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
sen¹ gêng¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/sɐn⁵⁵ kœːŋ⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
lhin¹ giang¹ Cantonese, Taishanese, Taicheng
/ɬin³³ kiaŋ³³/ Cantonese, Taishanese, Taicheng
'xin¹ jiong¹ Gan, Nanchang, Wiktionary specific
/ˈɕin⁴² t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴²/ Gan, Nanchang, IPA
Sîn-kiông Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli

Where it comes from

原是對新獲得領土的統稱，從南宋開始使用。在清朝，許多非漢族人居住的領土都被稱為新疆，包括西南部和西部貴州、烏蒙、金川和現今的新疆地區。疆 (jiāng)表示該地區有非漢族人居住。

清朝皇帝最初將該地區稱為新疆的例子，出現在1821年由道光帝撰寫的《欽定新疆識略》中。更早之前，該地區稱為西域 (Xīyù, 字面意思為“西部地區”)，這一稱謂在漢朝開始使用 (Li, 1981)。在乾隆至嘉慶年間出版的《大清一統志》，該地區被稱為西域新疆。此外，在乾隆期間，新疆北部或準噶爾被稱為準疆／准疆、準部／准部，而新疆南部或六城被稱為回疆、回部。

proper noun

(～維吾爾自治區，舊稱～省) 中國的自治區。首府：烏魯木齊／乌鲁木齐 (Wūlǔmùqí) 是故重新疆者所以保蒙古，保蒙古者所以衛京師。

noun

historical 新領土

In English

Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region of China

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {新疆},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E6%96%B0%E7%96%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}