綏芬河

See also: 绥芬河

Chinese

phonetic river
trad. (綏芬河) 綏芬 河
simp. (绥芬河) 绥芬 河

Etymology

From Manchu ᠰᡠᡳᡶᡠᠨ (suifun, “awl”) + 河 (hé, “river”), used since the Qing dynasty. Earlier names include 蘇濱水/苏滨水 attested in the History of Jin [1344].

Pronunciation


Proper noun

綏芬河

  1. Suifen River, Razdolnaya River (a river in China and Russia)
  2. (~市) Suifenhe (a county-level city in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China)

Descendants

  • → English: Sui-fen-ho, Suifenhe
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