Jing

See also: jing, jìng, jīng, Jìng, and jǐng

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪŋ/, /ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• (China) Gin

Noun

Jing (plural Jings)

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

   Synonyms: (in China) Gin, (in general) Kinh

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Jing

1. A river in China, a tributary of the Wei.

Translations

river

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: please add this translation if you can

  Mandarin: 涇河／泾河 (Jīnghé), 涇水／泾水

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Jing River”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[1], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1450, column 1: “Also called Jing Shui.”

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Jing

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)