ᡥᠠᡵᠪᡳᠨ

Manchu

Alternative forms

ᡥᠠᠯᠪᡳᠨ (halbin) — historical

Etymology

The Official Guidebook of China‎, 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

(standard) IPA^(key): [χar.pin]

Proper noun

ᡥᠠᡵᠪᡳᠨ • (harbin)

Harbin (a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang, in northeastern China)

Descendants

→ English: Harbin
→ Chinese: 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 (Hā'ěrbīn)

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