Songhua

[ sawng-hwah ]

noun

, Pinyin.

1. a river in northeastern China, flowing northwest and northeast through eastern and central Manchuria into the Amur River on the boundary of Siberia. 800 miles (1,287 km) long.

Songhua

/ ˈsʌŋˈwɑː /

noun

1. a river in NE China, rising in SE Jilin province and flowing north and northeast to the Amur River near Tongjiang: the chief river of Manchuria and largest tributary of the Amur; frozen from November to April. Length: over 1300 km (800 miles) Also calledSungari