Kinshakiang

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of Jinsha Jiang. alt-of, alternative

    "The Yangtsekiang is much more calm and useful than its rival, and is formed by the union of two rivers named respectively and unpronounceably, the Kinshakiang or Gold-sand River, and Yalongkiang or White River."

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jinsha

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"The Yangtsekiang is much more calm and useful than its rival, and is formed by the union of two rivers named respectively and unpronounceably, the Kinshakiang or Gold-sand River, and Yalongkiang or White River."

Etymology

From the Nanjing-dialect (later Postal Romanization) romanization of 金沙江 (Jīnshājiāng).

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