Kiang
A surname from ChineseA surname from Chinese.
/kjɑŋ/
Значення
значень: 2A surname from Chinese.
(застаріле)Synonym of Yangtze, the chief river of central China.
Походження
A romanization of various ^((please verify)) Chinese words which lack the palatalization oA romanization of various ^((please verify)) Chinese words which lack the palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ], which would be rendered jiāng, jiǎng, or jiàng in Mandarin pinyin. Particularly used for Mandarin 江 (Jiāng, “The River”) frequently in specific reference to the Yangtze.
Variant of Jiang.
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