Lán cāng Jiāng

Traditional: 瀾滄江

澜沧江 (Lán cāng Jiāng) is a Chinese word meaning “Lancang River, the upper course (in southwestern China) of the Mekong River 湄公河[Mei2 gong1 He2]”.

Meanings

  1. 1Lancang River, the upper course (in southwestern China) of the Mekong River 湄公河[Mei2 gong1 He2]

Characters in 澜沧江

澜lán · swelling water沧cāng · (bound form) (of water, esp. the ocean) deep blue-green江jiāng · river

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