鴨綠水
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Chinese[edit]
Yalu River | water; river | ||
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trad. (鴨綠水) | 鴨綠 | 水 | |
simp. (鸭绿水) | 鸭绿 | 水 | |
alternative forms | 鴨淥水/鸭渌水 |
Etymology[edit]
According to Tongdian [801], the river 馬訾水/马訾水 was colloquially known as 鴨綠水/鸭绿水 (Yālùshuǐ) because its waters were green in colour like the head of a mallard.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
鴨綠水
- (historical, obsolete) Yalu River, Amnok River (a river on the China-North Korea border)