黑龍江

See also: 黑龙江

Chinese

		black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)	dragon; imperial; surname	river
trad. (黑龍江)		黑	龍	江
simp. (黑龙江)		黑	龙	江

Etymology

From earlier 黑水 (Hēishuǐ), attested since the Tang Dynasty. Semantically, compare Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ
ᡠᠯᠠ (sahaliyan ula, literally “black river”), Mongolian Хар мөрөн (Xar mörön, literally “black river”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hēilóngjiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄟ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hak¹ lung⁴ gong¹ / haak¹ lung⁴ gong¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hak² luung³ gong¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Het-liùng-kông

  (Hailu, HRS): hed liung gong^ˋ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): hêd² liung² gong¹

• Eastern Min (BUC): Háik-lṳ̀ng-gĕ̤ng
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): heh⁶ loeng² gang¹ / heh⁶ lyoeng² gang¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Hek-liông-kang / Hiak-liông-kang

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hêg⁴ lêng⁵ gang¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷heq-lon-kaon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hēilóngjiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Heilóngjiang
    • Wade–Giles: Hei¹-lung²-chiang¹
    • Yale: Hēi-lúng-jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Heilongjiang
    • Palladius: Хэйлунцзян (Xɛjlunczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hak¹ lung⁴ gong¹ / haak¹ lung⁴ gong¹
    • Yale: hāk lùhng gōng / hāak lùhng gōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ lung⁴ gong¹ / haak⁷ lung⁴ gong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heg¹ lung⁴ gong¹ / hag¹ lung⁴ gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ lʊŋ²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/, /haːk̚⁵ lʊŋ²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hak² luung³ gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hak̚⁵⁵ lɵŋ²² kɔŋ³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Het-liùng-kông
    • Hakka Romanization System: hed^ˋ liung^ˇ gong^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hed⁵ liung² gong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /het̚² li̯uŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: hed liung gong^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /het⁵⁻² liuŋ⁵⁵ koŋ⁵³/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hêd² liung² gong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /hɛt̚¹¹ liʊŋ¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Háik-lṳ̀ng-gĕ̤ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛiʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ l̃yŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(k-)ŋøyŋ⁵⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: heh⁶ loeng² gang¹ [Phonetic: heh⁷ loeng² gang¹]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Heh-lé̤ng-gang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ lœŋ¹³ kaŋ⁵³³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: heh⁶ lyoeng² gang¹ [Phonetic: heh⁷ lyoeng² gang¹]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛʔ²⁻⁴ lyøŋ²⁴ kaŋ⁵⁴⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hek-liông-kang
    • Tâi-lô: Hik-liông-kang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hekliongkafng
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²³⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ liɔŋ¹³⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /hiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hiak-liông-kang
    • Tâi-lô: Hiak-liông-kang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiakliongkafng
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /hiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kaŋ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hêg⁴ lêng⁵ gang¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hek lêng kang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hek̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kaŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷heq-lon-kaon
    • MiniDict: heh^入 lon kaon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴heq-lon-kaan
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /həʔ³³ loŋ⁵⁵ kɑ̃²¹/

Proper noun

黑龍江

1. Amur River, Heilong Jiang (a major river in the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China)

   Synonym: 阿穆爾河 / 阿穆尔河 (Āmù'ěrhé)

2. (～省) Heilongjiang (a province in northeastern China)

Descendants

• → English: Heilongjiang, Heilungchiang, Hei-lung-chiang, Heilungkiang
• → Georgian: ხეილუნგძიანგი (xeilungʒiangi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黑	龍	江
こく Jinmeiyō	りゅう Jinmeiyō	こう Grade: S
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 黑龍江 – see the following entry.

【黒竜江こくりゅうこう】 [proper noun] Heilongjiang (a province in northeastern China) Alternative spelling 黒龍江

(This term, 黑龍江, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
黑	龍	江

Proper noun

黑龍江 • (Heungnyonggang) (hangeul 흑룡강)

1. hanja form^? of 흑룡강 (“Heilongjiang”) :
   1. Heilongjiang (a province in northeastern China)
   2. Amur River, Heilong Jiang (a major river in the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
黑	龍	江

Proper noun

黑龍江

1. chữ Hán form of Hắc Long Giang:
   1. Heilongjiang (a province in northeastern China)
   2. Amur River, Heilong Jiang (a major river in the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China)