Pronunciation: ' so ̇ ŋ - ' hwä
Variant: or Sun · ga · ri \ ' su ̇ ŋ -g ə -r ē \
Function: geographical name
river over 1000 mi (1609 km ) NE China in E Manchuria flowing from N. Korea border NW & NE into the Amur; dammed in upper part to form Songhua Reservoir