ᡥᠠᡵᠪᡳᠨ
Manchu edit
Alternative forms edit
- ᡥᠠᠯᠪᡳᠨ (halbin) — historical
Etymology edit
The Official Guidebook of China[1], Beijing: China Travel and Tourism Press, 1982, →ISBN, page 186: “Harbin used to be a fishing village and its name, in Manchu dialect, means drying fishnets. Unlike most of China, it has a very short history. Harbin was incorporated as a town in 1898.”
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
ᡥᠠᡵᠪᡳᠨ • (harbin)
- Harbin (a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang, in northeastern China)