Harbin

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Harbin 1
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Type Settlement
Usage Chinese
Scripts 哈尔滨(Chinese)

Meaning & History

The name of a city in north China.
Added 9/14/2022 by anonymous

Harbin 2
Revisions not set
Type Settlement
Usage Chinese, Manchu
Scripts 哈尔滨, 哈爾濱(Chinese) ᡥᠠᡵᠪᡳᠨ(Manchu)
Pronounced Pron. [/hɑːrˈbɪn](Chinese) [hɑːrˈbiːn/](Manchu)  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsHalbin

Meaning & History

From Harbin, meaning “drying fishnets”.
Added 2/1/2023 by flutter
Edited 2/1/2023 by flutter

Harbin 3
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Type Settlement
Usage Manchu, English
Scripts ᡥᠠᡵᠪᡳᠨ(Manchu)
Pronounced Pron. KHAR-PEEN(Manchu) hahr-BIN(English) hahr-BEEN(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From a dialectal name meaning "(place of) drying fishnets" in Manchu, so named because the area was once a small fishing village. This is the name of a city in China.
Added 7/20/2023 by anonymous