# 江西
## Chinese

* 江西 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 江西 (Cantonese)
* 江西 (Classical)
* 江西 (Gan)
* Kông-sî (Hakka)
* Gŏng-să̤ (Eastern Min)
* Kang-sai (Southern Min)
* 江西 (Wu)

### Etymology
#### “Jiangxi Province”

    Shortened from Jiangnan West Circuit (江南西道 (Jiāngnán Xī Dào)) of the Tang dynasty.

#### “Region to the north of the Yangtze River”

    So named as the river flows northeast in much part of modern Anhui (especially Wuhu, which is an important crossing), and the north of Yangtze River also lies in the west.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Jiāngxī
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gong$^1$ sai$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gong$^1$ lhai$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): gong$^1$ xi$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Kông-sî
    (Hailu, HRS): gong$^ˋ$ si$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): gong$^1$ xi$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): Gŏng-să̤
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gang$^1$ se$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Kang-sai / Kang-se
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gang$^1$ sai$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$kaon-shi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāngxī
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Jiangsi
*** Wade–Giles: Chiang$^1$-hsi$^1$
*** Yale: Jyāng-syī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiangshi
*** Palladius: Цзянси (Czjansi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gong$^1$ sai$^1$
*** Yale: gōng sāi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gong$^1$ sai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gong$^1$ sei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gong$^1$ lhai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔŋ³³ ɬai³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: gong$^1$ xi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔŋ⁴² ɕi⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kông-sî
*** Hakka Romanization System: gong$^ˊ$ xi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gong$^1$ xi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: gong$^ˋ$ si$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /koŋ⁵³ si⁵³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gong$^1$ xi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kɔŋ⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Gŏng-să̤
*** Sinological IPA : /kouŋ⁵⁵ $^{(s-)}$nɛ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gang$^1$ se$^1$ [Phonetic: gang$^5$ ne$^1$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Gang-sa̤
*** Sinological IPA : /kaŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(ɬ-)}$ne⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kang-sai
*** Tâi-lô: Kang-sai
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kangsay
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ³³ sai³³/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sai⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kang-se
*** Tâi-lô: Kang-se
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kangsef
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gang$^1$ sai$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kang sai
*** Sinological IPA : /kaŋ³³⁻²³ sai³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$kaon-shi
*** MiniDict: kaon$^平$ shi
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$kaan-xi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kɑ̃⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/
* Middle Chinese: kaewng sej
Rime :
| Character | 江 | 西 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 江 (9) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | IV |
| Fanqie | 古雙切 | 先稽切 |
| Baxter | kaewng | sej |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠʌŋ/ | /sei/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚɔŋ/ | /sei/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kɔŋ/ | /sɛi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨwŋ/ | /sɛj/ |
| Li Rong | /kɔŋ/ | /sei/ |
| Wang Li | /kɔŋ/ | /siei/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kɔŋ/ | /siei/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiāng | xī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gong$^1$ | sai$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤroŋ s-nˤər/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kroːŋ sɯːl/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 江 | 西 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiāng | xī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kæwng › | ‹ sej › |
| Old Chinese | /*kˁroŋ/ | /*s-nˁər/ |
| English | (Yangzi) river | west |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 江 | 西 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 3995 | 13236 |
| Phonetic component | 工 | 西 |
| Rime group | 東 | 微 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 江 | 西 |
| Old Chinese | /*kroːŋ/ | /*sɯːl/ |

### Proper noun

江西
* (～省) Jiangxi (a province in southern China)
* (historical) region to the north of Yangtze River; sometimes includes the Central Plains (as opposed to 江東／江东 (Jiāngdōng)).

#### Synonyms

* (abbreviation) 贛／赣 (gàn)

#### Coordinate terms

* 江東／江东 (Jiāngdōng)
* 江南 (Jiāngnán)
* 江北 (Jiāngběi)

#### Derived terms

* 江西話 / 江西话 (jiāngxīhuà)

#### Descendants

* → Thai: กังไส (gang-sǎi, “Jingdezhen porcelain”) (via Min Nan)
* → Manchu: ᡤᡳᠶᠠᠩᠰᡳ (giyangsi)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 江 | 西 |
| こう Grade: S | せい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

### Proper noun

江(こう)西(せい) • (Kōsei)
* Jiangxi (a province in southern China)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 江 | 西 |

### Proper noun

江西 • (Gangseo) (hangeul 강서)
* hanja form of 강서 :
** Jiangxi (a province in southern China)
** Gangseo (a district of Seoul, South Korea)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 江 | 西 |

### Proper noun

江西
* chữ Hán form of Giang Tây.: Jiangxi (a province in southern China)