Man-chou-li
See also: Manchouli
English
Etymology
From Mandarin 滿洲里／满洲里 (Mǎnzhōulǐ) Wade–Giles romanization: Man³-chou¹-li³.[1]
Proper noun
Man-chou-li
- Alternative form of Manzhouli
- 1973, Hsieh, Chiao-min, ATLAS OF CHINA, McGraw-Hill, Inc., →ISBN, LCCN 72-8717, OCLC 1204247698, OL 9249878M, page 72:
- The Harbin Railroad. This comprises two former lines in Manchuria, the Chinese Eastern Railway and the South Manchuria Railway. Its length from Man-chou-li in Inner Mongolia to Harbin is 928 kilometers, and its length from Harbin to Sui-fen-ho in eastern Manchuria is 552 kilometers, making a total of 1,480 kilometers.
- 1978, Illustrated World War II Encyclopedia, volume 20, H. S. Stuttman Inc., →ISBN, OCLC 317252552, page 2700:
- In the north the 36th Army hit a fortified line near Man-chou-li, but this was soon overcome and the army advanced 25 miles in the first day.
- 1978, “CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY”, in Joseph L. Wieczynski, editor, The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History, volume 7, Academic International Press, →ISBN, LCCN 75-11091, OCLC 180528341, page 49:
- Beginning where the road crosses the Sino-Soviet frontier at Man-chou-li, it passes through Hailar and Ha-erh-pin (Harbin) and ends when it crosses back into Soviet territory at Sui-fen-ho (Pogranichnaia). During its history it has been known as the Trans-Manchurian Railway, the North Manchurian Railway, the Chinese Changchun Railway and the Harbin Railway. The main line from Man-chou-li to Sui-fen-ho is 950 miles in length.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Man-chou-li.
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Translations
Manzhouli — see Manzhouli
References
- Manzhouli, Wade-Giles romanization Man-chou-li, in Encyclopædia Britannica
Anagrams
- halomucin