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黑龍江

简黑龙江 · 繁黑龍江

Mandarin · pinyin Hēi lóng jiāng

see 黑龍江省 Hēi lóng jiāng Shěng
Heilong River or Amur River, forming the border between northeast China and Russia

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黑: hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
龍: Look up this written character
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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1–2–1 · Hei1 long2 jiang1

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hak1 lung4 gong1

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Amur River, Heilong Jiang (a major river in the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China)
(～省) Heilongjiang (a province in northeastern China)

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