燕山
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Chinese
| Yan (ancient city & state) | mountain; hill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (燕山) | 燕 | 山 | |
| simp. #(燕山) | 燕 | 山 | |
Etymology
From their location in the ancient Chinese state of Yan, near Beijing.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yanshan
- Wade–Giles: Yen1-shan1
- Yale: Yān-shān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ianshan
- Palladius: Яньшань (Janʹšanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin1 saan1
- Yale: yīn sāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin1 saan1
- Guangdong Romanization: yin1 san1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
燕山
- Yan Mountains (located north of the North China Plain)