Huang He

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Yellow River: a major river in northern China, passing through Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and Shandong provinces as well as Ningxia and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regions; the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Pronunciation

/ˈhwɑŋ hə/ /ˈhwæŋ hə/ hwängʹ hǔʹ

Word forms

Huang He Huang Ho Hwang Ho Hoamho Whanghoa Whang Ho

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 黃河 /黄河 (Huáng Hé, literally “Yellow River”).

Synonyms

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