Ha'erbin

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Harbin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

    "The most important inland water transport takes place along three great rivers, the Xi-jiang (West River) by Guangzhou (Canton); the Yangzi Jiang, which links Shanghai, Wuhan and Chongqing (Chungking); and the Songhua Jiang (Sungari) which passes through Ha’erbin (Harbin) in the north-east."

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"The most important inland water transport takes place along three great rivers, the Xi-jiang (West River) by Guangzhou (Canton); the Yangzi Jiang, which links Shanghai, Wuhan and Chongqing (Chungking); and the Songhua Jiang (Sungari) which passes through Ha’erbin (Harbin) in the north-east."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 哈爾濱 /哈尔滨 (Hā'ěrbīn).

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