Etymology

Heilongjiang

Hei·long·jiang
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Today it means: A province in northeastern China. Capital: Harbin. Full definition →

Mandarin 黑龍江 /黑龙江
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from黑龍江 /黑龙江
  2. English todayHeilongjiang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 黑龍江 /黑龙江 (Hēilóngjiāng).

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