Sui-fen-ho

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 綏芬河／绥芬河 (Suífēnhé) Wade–Giles romanization: Sui²-fên¹-ho².

Proper noun

Sui-fen-ho

1. Alternative form of Suifenhe
   • 1971 June, William Allan Platte, An Analysis of Superpower Political-Military Interaction‎^[1], Massachusetts Institute of Technology, →OCLC, page 182:

     Further eastern border clashes occurred, including another in March at Sui-fen-ho, where the Harbin-Vladivostok railway crosses the border, but the focus of conflict moved to the Sinkiang border.

   • 1973, Chiao-min Hsieh, ATLAS OF CHINA‎^[2], McGraw-Hill, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 72:

     The Harbin Railroad. This comprises two former lines in Manchuria, the Chinese Eastern Railway and the South Manchuria Railway. Its length from Man-chou-li in Inner Mongolia to Harbin is 928 kilometers, and its length from Harbin to Sui-fen-ho in eastern Manchuria is 552 kilometers, making a total of 1,480 kilometers.

   • 1978, “CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY”, in Joseph L. Wieczynski, editor, The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History‎^[3], volume 7, Academic International Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 49:

     Beginning where the road crosses the Sino-Soviet frontier at Man-chou-li, it passes through Hailar and Ha-erh-pin (Harbin) and ends when it crosses back into Soviet territory at Sui-fen-ho (Pogranichnaia). During its history it has been known as the Trans-Manchurian Railway, the North Manchurian Railway, the Chinese Changchun Railway and the Harbin Railway. The main line from Man-chou-li to Sui-fen-ho is 950 miles in length.

Translations

Suifenhe — see Suifenhe