东江

東江
Dōngjiāng
proper noun #87,921

Meanings

  1. 1 Dongjiang; East River (major tributary of the Pearl River in Guangdong)

Examples

Dōngjiāng shì Zhūjiāng de zhǔyào zhīliú zhīyī.
The Dongjiang is one of the main tributaries of the Pearl River.
Xiānggǎng de yǐnyòngshuǐ dàbùfen láizì Dōngjiāng.
Most of Hong Kong's drinking water comes from the Dongjiang.

Tips

culture
Since 1965, the Dongjiang has supplied roughly 70-80% of Hong Kong's freshwater via the 供水工程 (Dongjiang-Shenzhen Water Supply Project) — the river is effectively Hong Kong's lifeline.
culture
东江菜 (Dongjiang cuisine) is another name for Hakka cuisine (), one of Guangdong's three major regional cuisines alongside Cantonese (广) and Chaozhou ().

Stroke Order

dōng
jiāng