綏芬河
See also: 绥芬河
Chinese edit
phonetic | river | ||
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trad. (綏芬河) | 綏芬 | 河 | |
simp. (绥芬河) | 绥芬 | 河 |
Etymology edit
From Manchu ᠰᡠᡳᡶᡠᠨ (suifun, “awl”) + 河 (hé, “river”), used since the Qing dynasty. Earlier names include 蘇濱水/苏滨水 attested in the History of Jin [1344].
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
綏芬河
- Suifen River, Razdolnaya River (a river in China and Russia)
- (~市) Suifenhe (a county-level city in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China)
Descendants edit
- → English: Sui-fen-ho, Suifenhe