大乌苏里岛 dà wū sū lǐ dǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk
  2. same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛[Hei1 xia1 zi5 Dao3]

CHARACTERS

大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
乌 wū crow, rook, raven; black, dark
苏 sū revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
里 lǐ unit of distance; village; lane
岛 dǎo island