# Pinkiang

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of Harbin; used especially during Japanese rule (1934–1945)

## Etymology
From the Postal Romanization of Nanking court dialect Mandarin 濱江 /滨江, from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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