T'u-men

Proper noun

Tumen

1. A river forming part of the border between Jilin, China and North Korea, and the border between Rasŏn, North Korea and Khasansky district, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
   • Another tribe, the Kwiara, live on the frontiers of Korea, on the north bank of the Tumen river, and these are probably also Orochi.1861, E. G. Ravenstein, The Russians on the Amur, London: Trubner and Co., page 340

   Synonyms:

   Tuman

2. A county-level city of Yanbian, Jilin, China.
   • The Tumen River serves as part of the border between China and North Korea, with the Chinese city of Tumen on the left and the North Korean town of Namyang on the right.2010 June 9, Sharon LaFraniere, “Views Show How North Korea Policy Spread Misery”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jun 2010, Asia Pacific