흑룡강

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 黑龍江. A calque of Amur, as likely as Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ
ᡠᠯᠠ
(sahaliyan ula, black river) and Mongolian ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠮᠦ᠌ᠷᠡᠨ (qaramüren, black river).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Heungnyonggang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Heuglyonggang
McCune–Reischauer?Hŭngnyonggang
Yale Romanization?huklyongkang
Form from
Sino-Korean
흑룡강(黑龍江) (Heungnyonggang)
Form from
Standard Mandarin
헤이룽장 (Heirungjang)

Proper noun

흑룡강 • (Heungnyonggang) (hanja 黑龍江)

  1. Amur River, Heilong Jiang (a major river in the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China)
  2. Heilongjiang (a province in northeastern China)

Synonyms

See also