noun
Yangtze River
Refers to the Yangtze River in China. The modern Chinese name 長江 (ちょうこう) is also used, but 揚子江 remains common in Japanese.
See also: 長江
揚子江は中国で最も長い川です。
The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.
長江 is the modern Chinese name for the same river, often used in more formal or geographical contexts, while 揚子江 is the traditional Japanese name still widely recognized.
The name 揚子江 comes from the Chinese 揚子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng), an older name for the lower reaches of the Yangtze. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used in Japanese for centuries.