永定河

永定河

Chinese

		forever; always; perpetual (ly)	to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilise; to order	river
simp. and trad. (永定河)		永	定	河

Etymology

Renamed, by the Kangxi Emperor, from the earlier antonymous name of 無定河／无定河 (“River of Instability”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yǒngdìng Hé

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yǒngdìng Hé
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yǒngdìng Hé
    • Wade–Giles: Yung³-ting⁴ Ho²
    • Yale: Yǔng-dìng Hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeongdinq Her
    • Palladius: Юндин Хэ (Jundin Xɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tiŋ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

Proper noun

永定河

1. Yongding River