Yalu

[ yah-loo; Chinese yah-ly ]

nounPinyin, Wade-Giles.
  1. a river in E Asia, forming part of the boundary between Manchuria and North Korea and flowing SW to the Yellow Sea. 300 miles (483 km) long.

  • Also called, Wade-Giles, Yalu Chiang [jyahng]; /dʒyɑŋ/; Pinyin, Yalu Jiang [jyahng]. /dʒyɑŋ/.

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British Dictionary definitions for Yalu

Yalu

/ (ˈjɑːˌluː) /


noun
  1. a river in E Asia, rising in N North Korea and flowing southwest to Korea Bay, forming a large part of the border between North Korea and NE China. Length: 806 km (501 miles)

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