"Yichang" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /jiːˈt͡ʃɑŋ/
Etymology: From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 宜昌 (Yíchāng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|宜昌}} 宜昌 (Yíchāng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yichang
  1. A large prefecture-level city in western Hubei, China. Wikipedia link: Yichang Categories (place): Cities, Places in China, Places in Hubei Synonyms: Ichang (english: Postal Romanization), I-ch'ang (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (a prefecture-level city in central China): 宜昌 (Yíchāng) (Chinese Mandarin), Jicsang (Hungarian), 宜昌 (Gishō) (alt: ぎしょう) (Japanese), 이창 (Ichang) (Korean), 의창 (uichang) (english: traditional reading) (Korean), Ича́н (Ičán) [masculine] (Russian), Nghi Xương (Vietnamese)

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