Chi-lin
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Jilin. alt-of, alternative
"Manchuria is crossed by the Chinese Eastern Railway (the Russian Trans-Siberian Railway), which enters the Hei-lung-chiang Province from the north-west and divides at Harbin (哈爾賓^([sic – meaning 哈爾濱])) in the Chi-lin Province, one branch going to Vladivostock (海参威) and the other to Dalny and Port Arthur."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Manchuria is crossed by the Chinese Eastern Railway (the Russian Trans-Siberian Railway), which enters the Hei-lung-chiang Province from the north-west and divides at Harbin (哈爾賓^([sic – meaning 哈爾濱])) in the Chi-lin Province, one branch going to Vladivostock (海参威) and the other to Dalny and Port Arthur."
Etymology
From Mandarin 吉林 (Jílín) Wade–Giles romanization: Chi²-lin².
More for "chi-lin"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.