Jing
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪŋ/, /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/
Alternative forms
- (China) Gin
Etymology 2
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 涇/泾 (Jīng), as in 涇河/泾河 (Jīnghé) or 涇水/泾水.
Translations
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jing River”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1450, column 1: “Also called Jing Shui.”
Proper noun
Jing
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 井 (jǐng)
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 景
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 京 (jīng)
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 荊/荆 (jīng)
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 經/经 or 经
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 更
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 敬 (jìng)
- A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 靖 (jìng)
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