Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Wusuli (Ussuri).
The Chinese and Russian versions of the 1860 treaty do not favour either of these interpretations. The Chinese version states that the boundary follows ‘the lower part of the Hei-Long river (Amur) until it joins with the Wu-Su-Lee river' and then follows the Wu-su-li river upstream (Prescott, 57).
1977, J. R. V. Prescott, H. J. Collier, D. F. Prescott, “The Sino-Soviet dispute over the Amur-Ussuri confluence”, in Frontiers of Asia and Southeast Asia, Melbourne University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 12, column 1
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Mandarin烏蘇里 /乌苏里
- EnglishWu-su-li
From Mandarin 烏蘇里 /乌苏里 Wade–Giles romanization: Wu¹-su¹-li³.
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