墨爾根

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (墨爾根)		墨	爾	根
simp. (墨尔根)		墨	尔	根

Etymology

From Manchu ᠮᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ (mergen, “good hunter”), from Mongolian ᠮᠡᠷᠭᠡᠨ (mergen, “sharpshooter”), so named by the Qing dynasty in reference to the area being part of the hunting grounds of the Daur, Solon and Oroqen peoples before the city's founding in 1685.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Mò'ěrgēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄦˇ ㄍㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mò'ěrgēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄦˇ ㄍㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mò-ěrgen
    • Wade–Giles: Mo⁴-êrh³-kên¹
    • Yale: Mwò-ěr-gēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Moheelgen
    • Palladius: Моэргэнь (Moergɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kən⁵⁵/

Proper noun

墨爾根

1. (～城) (historical) Old name for 嫩江 (Nènjiāng, “Nenjiang City”).

Usage notes

The city was refounded as Nenjiang in 1908, after which the term became used only for historical purposes.