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