Songhua

American  

[sawng-hwah] / ˈsɔŋˈʰwɑ /

(Wade-Giles) Sunghua

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.

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Songhua British  

/ ˈsʌŋˈwɑː /

noun

1. Also called: Sungari.  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)

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Example Sentences

The Thai government said in a statement late Thursday that the death toll from several days of flooding in Songkhla province had jumped to 55, up from six the previous day.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

Boats, high-clearance trucks, and jet skis have also been deployed to evacuate residents, said the governor of Songkhla province, where Hat Yai is located.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Attacks have also taken place in neighboring Songkhla province.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2022

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Rescue workers and forensic officials exhume skeletons from shallow graves covered by bamboo in Thailand’s southern Songkhla province.

From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2015

In Songkhla, on Thailand’s southeast coast, Suchat Junthalukkhana thumbed through an inch-thick binder, each page with a photograph of a fleeing mariner whom his organization, the Stella Maris Seafarers Center, had helped.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2015