皮山
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (皮山) |
皮 | 山 | |
Etymology
First attested in the Book of Han as the name of a kingdom in the Western Regions. The name is transcribed as 皮穴 in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, and 蒲山 in the Book of Wei.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄕㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Píshan
- Wade–Giles: Pʻi2-shan1
- Yale: Pí-shān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Pyishan
- Palladius: Пишань (Pišanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pei4 saan1
- Yale: pèih sāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: pei4 saan1
- Guangdong Romanization: péi4 san1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰei̯²¹ saːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
皮山