Red River

English

Etymology 1

From their appearance, usually owing to the color of the silt in their waters.

Proper noun

Red River

1. Various rivers around the world

Derived terms

• Red River County
• Red River Parish

Etymology 2

A translation of the Mandarin Chinese name 紅河 (Hóng Hé, "Red River")

Proper noun

Red River

1. The Red River of Yunnan in southern China and of northern Vietnam

Synonyms

• Hong He
• Yuan River, Yuan Jiang, Yuan Shui
• Song Hong

Translations

the Red River of Yunnan in southern China and of northern Vietnam

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 紅河／红河 (zh) (Hóng Hé), 红河 (zh) (hónghé), 元江 (zh) (Yuán Jiāng)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: Punainenjoki
• French: Fleuve Rouge m
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• German: Roter Fluss m
• Hungarian: Vörös-folyó
• Portuguese: Rio Vermelho (pt) m
• Spanish: río Rojo m
• Vietnamese: Sông Hồng