Iansuchian en · PROPN
Etymology
From Matteo Ricci's romanization of the Nanjing Mandarin pronunciation of 揚子江 /扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng) before the palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]
Meanings
- The Yangtze River.
Synonyms
wikipedia: Matteo Ricci · wikipedia: Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca)