Changyang

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Etymology

From Mandarin 長陽长阳 (Chángyáng).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ˈ)t͡ʃæŋˈjæŋ/, emulating Chinese /(ˈ)t͡ʃɑŋˈjɑŋ/

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Changyang

  1. A Tujia autonomous county in Yichang, Hubei, China.
    • 1888, Augustine Henry, “Chinese Names of Plants”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, volume XXII, Shanghai, page 233:
      The following is a list of names in colloquial use at Ichang and in the mountainous region to the south, indicated by “Patung,” in which district and that of Changyang I have had a native collecting for the past three years.
    • 1978 October, Hsiang-Kuan Chin, “A Barefoot Doctor Describes His Work”, in Medical Care for China's Millions, Peking, →OCLC, page 8:
      CHIN HSIANG-KUAN is a barefoot doctor in the Tuchiatsun brigade, Loyuan commune, Changyang county, Hupeh province. He is also a member of both the Fourth and Fifth National People’s Congresses.

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