黑龙江

黑龍江

Hēi lóng jiāng

Meanings

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Hēi lóng jiāng

1.see 黑龙江省[Hēi lóng jiāng Shěng]
2.Heilong River or Amur River, forming the border between northeast China and Russia

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Wiktionary

1.Amur River, Heilong Jiang (a major river in the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China)
2.Heilongjiang (a province in northeastern China)

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Etymology

From earlier 黑水 (Hēishuǐ), attested since the Tang Dynasty. Semantically, compare Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ (sahaliyan ula, literally “black river”), Mongolian Хар мөрөн (Xar mörön, literally “black river”).

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