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Jing.

An ethnic Vietnamese, in reference to those whose lands are in China.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒɪŋ//ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. An ethnic Vietnamese, in reference to those whose lands are in China.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Mandarin 京 (jīng), as in 京族 (Jīngzú).

name/ˈd͡ʒɪŋ//ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. A river in China, a tributary of the Wei.

Where this word comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 涇 /泾 (Jīng), as in 涇河/泾河 (Jīnghé) or 涇水/泾水.

name/ˈd͡ʒɪŋ//ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/
  1. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 井 (jǐng)

  2. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 景

  3. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 京 (jīng)

  4. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 荊 /荆 (jīng)

  5. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 經 /经 or 经

  6. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 更

  7. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 敬 (jìng)

  8. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname 靖 (jìng)

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