흑룡강

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 黑龍江. A calque of Amur, as likely as Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ
ᡠᠯᠠ (sahaliyan ula, “black river”) and Mongolian ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠮᠦ᠌ᠷᠡᠨ (qaramüren, “black river”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [xɯŋɲoŋɡa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [흥뇽강]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Heungnyonggang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Heuglyonggang
McCune–Reischauer?	Hŭngnyonggang
Yale Romanization?	huklyongkang

Form from Sino-Korean	흑룡강(黑龍江) (Heungnyonggang)
Form from Standard Mandarin	헤이룽장 (Heirungjang)

Proper noun

흑룡강 • (Heungnyonggang) (hanja 黑龍江)

1. the Amur River
2. Heilongjiang Province, China

Synonyms

• 아무르강 (—江, Amureugang)
• 헤이룽장 (Heirungjang, “Heilongjiang”)

See also

• 흑해 (黑海, Heukhae, “Black Sea”)