"Songhua" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 松花 (sōnghuā) in 松花江 (Sōnghuā Jiāng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{uder|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|松花}} 松花 (sōnghuā), {{zh-l|松花江}} 松花江 (Sōnghuā Jiāng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Songhua
  1. A river in Northeast China which is the longest tributary of the Amur. Wikipedia link: Songhua River Categories (place): Places in China, Rivers in China Synonyms: Sungari [dated], Xingal [dated, rare], Sung-hua (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (river of Northeast China): 松花江 (Sōnghuā Jiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), ᠰᡠᠩᡤᠠᡵᡳ ᡠᠯᠠ (sunggari ula) (Manchu), Сунгари (Sungari) (Russian), Шингал (Šingal) (Russian), Сунхуацзя́н (Sunxuaczján) (Russian)
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