Definitions for huang heˈʰwɑŋ ˈhœ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Huang Heˈʰwɑŋ ˈhœ(n.)

also Hwang Ho

  1. a river flowing from W China into the Gulf of Bohai. 2800 mi. (4510 km) long.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Huang He, Hwang Ho, Yellow River(noun)

    a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta

Wiktionary

  1. Huang He(ProperNoun)

    A river of northern China which flows for 5,463 km (3,000 miles) to the Yellow Sea.

  2. Origin: From Chinese 黄河 (Huánghé), literally "Yellow River".


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