額爾古納河

Chinese

		phonetic	river
trad. (額爾古納河)		額爾古納	河
simp. (额尔古纳河)		额尔古纳	河
alternative forms		額爾古訥河／额尔古讷河

Etymology

Partial calque of Manchu ᡝᡵᡤᡠᠨᡝ
ᠪᡳᡵᠠ (ergune bira), from Classical Mongolian [Term?]. Attested as full transcription 額爾古納必拉 (É’ěrgǔnà Bìlā) in 乾隆內府輿圖 (Qiánlóng Nèifǔ Yútú).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): É'ěrgǔnà Hé

  (Zhuyin): ㄜˊ ㄦˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄋㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaak⁶ ji⁵ gu² naap⁶ ho⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: É'ěrgǔnà Hé [Phonetic: éérgǔnàhé]
    • Zhuyin: ㄜˊ ㄦˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄋㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: É-ěrgǔnà Hé
    • Wade–Giles: O²-êrh³-ku³-na⁴ Ho²
    • Yale: É-ěr-gǔ-nà Hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ereelguunah Her
    • Palladius: Ээргуна Хэ (Eerguna Xɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ nä⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaak⁶ ji⁵ gu² naap⁶ ho⁴
    • Yale: ngaahk yíh gú naahp hòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaak⁹ ji⁵ gu² naap⁹ ho⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngag⁶ yi⁵ gu² nab⁶ ho⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːk̚² jiː¹³ kuː³⁵ naːp̚² hɔː²¹/

Proper noun

額爾古納河

1. Argun (a river that forms part of the eastern China–Russia border)