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Hwang Ho

Hwang Ho

7.7
A large river in northern China that carries yellow mud and often floods
  • proper noun
  • /hwang hoʊ/
translation icon : Huang He
  • The Hwang Ho is often referred to as the Yellow River.

Examples

  • Frequent floods along the Hwang Ho have earned it the nickname 'China's Sorrow'.

  • The yellow silt deposited by the Hwang Ho creates fertile plains for agriculture.

  • The Hwang Ho has played a vital role in the development of Chinese civilization.

  • Many ancient civilizations flourished along the Hwang Ho.

  • Frequent floods along the Hwang Ho have earned it the nickname 'China's Sorrow'.

  • The Hwang Ho has played a vital role in the development of Chinese civilization.

  • The yellow silt deposited by the Hwang Ho creates fertile plains for agriculture.

Synonyms

Yellow River
vsHwang Ho
1 3.4

The second-longest river in northern China that flows east to the Yellow Sea and has yellow mud

focuses on the river's yellow silt and frequent flooding instead
Huang He
vsHwang Ho
5.9

A major river in northern China that flows east to the Yellow Sea and carries yellow silt

is the other common spelling for the same river
China's Sorrow
vsHwang Ho
  • Archaic
7.9

A name for the Yellow River in China because its frequent floods cause great damage

covers the river's yellow silt and eastward course, not just floods

Surface Forms

Hwang Ho main

Morphology

Hwang + Ho

This is a proper name rendered from Chinese (romanization) whose constituent parts are not English words and carry no transparent meaning for an English B1 learner. Because 'Hwang' and 'Ho' do not provide semantic cues in English and the river name is lexicalized, the meaning 'Yellow River' cannot be derived from the parts without prior cultural/linguistic knowledge.

Etymology

Hwang Ho means 'Yellow River' because Hwang means 'yellow' and Ho means 'river' in the local language. The river carries a lot of yellow mud and its big floods caused great harm, so people also call it 'China's Sorrow', which is why the name reminds people of both its colour and its danger.