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Haerbin

Haerbin is the alternative form of Ha'erbin.

Meaning of Ha'erbin

Proper noun

Ha'erbin

  1. Synonym of Harbin: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
    • The most important inland water transport takes place along three great rivers, the Xi-jiang (West River) by Guangzhou (Canton); the Yangzi Jiang, which links Shanghai, Wuhan and Chongqing (Chungking); and the Songhua Jiang (Sungari) which passes through Ha’erbin (Harbin) in the north-east.1979, Ronald Francis Price, Education in Modern China, Routledge & Kegan Paul, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 93
    Synonyms:
    Harbin

Origin of Haerbin

c. late 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of 哈爾濱／哈尔滨 (Hā'ěrbīn), without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)).

Questions about Haerbin

What is Haerbin the alternative form of?
Haerbin is the alternative form of Ha'erbin.

Words near Haerbin in the dictionary

  1. Haemus
  2. Haen
  3. Haens
  4. haenyeo
  5. haenyeos
  6. Haerbin
  7. haereditas
  8. haeresiarch
  9. haeresiarchs
  10. Haerhpin
  11. HAES

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