永定河
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Chinese
| forever; always; perpetual(ly) | to set; to fix; to determine to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order |
river | ||
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| simp. and trad. (永定河) |
永 | 定 | 河 | |
Etymology
Renamed, by the Kangxi Emperor, from the earlier antonymous name of 無定河／无定河 (“River of Instability”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): Yǒngdìng Hé
- (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Yǒngdìng Hé
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yǒngdìng Hé
- Wade–Giles: Yung3-ting4 Ho2
- Yale: Yǔng-dìng Hé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeongdinq Her
- Palladius: Юндин Хэ (Jundin Xɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
永定河