獅子山

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Chinese

lion; bodhisattva mountain; hill
trad. (獅子山) 獅子
simp. (狮子山) 狮子
Literally: “lion(-like) mountain”.
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Etymology

Sierra Leone
Calque of Spanish Sierra Leona.

Pronunciation


獅子山 (in Hong Kong).

Proper noun

獅子山

  1. Lion Rock (a mountain in Hong Kong)
  2. Lionrock (name of two tropical cyclones)
  3. (~共和國) (chiefly Taiwan) Sierra Leone (a country in Africa)
  4. () (historical) Shizishan (a former district of Tongling, Anhui, China, now part of Tongguan District)
  5. (街道) Shizishan (a subdistrict of Hongshan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
  6. (街道) Shizishan (a subdistrict of Jinjiang district, Chengdu, Sichuan, China)
  7. (街道) Shizishan (a subdistrict of Yanjiang district, Ziyang, Sichuan, China)

Synonyms

  • (Sierra Leone): (Mainland China) 塞拉利昂 (Sàilālì'áng)