義山
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Manila Chinese Cemetery - South Gate
Chinese
| justice; righteousness; meaning | mountain; hill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (義山) | 義 | 山 | |
| simp. (义山) | 义 | 山 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄕㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yìshan
- Wade–Giles: i4-shan1
- Yale: yì-shān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshan
- Palladius: ишань (išanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji6 saan1
- Yale: yih sāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji6 saan1
- Guangdong Romanization: yi6 san1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²² saːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-soaⁿ
- Tâi-lô: gī-suann
- Phofsit Daibuun: gixsvoaf
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡi³³⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡi³³⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-san
- Tâi-lô: gī-san
- Phofsit Daibuun: gixsafn
- IPA (Philippines): /ɡi⁴¹⁻²² san³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
義山
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) free burial ground (for people who die without identification, poor people, etc.)
- (Malaysia, Philippines) (Chinese) cemetery
- 另一名網友則痛批這些街燈越看越醜，佔據了一條車道增加擁擠不說，簡直像極了清明節和亡人節，帶去華僑義山祭拜先人用的紅色龍燭，若晚上亮起燈來，簡直就像仙山燃燒的蠟燭，陰森恐怖云云……。 [Philippine Mandarin, trad.]
- From: 2021 February 24, 劍客, 《談談華人區新街燈》, in Chinese Commercial News, page 7
- Lìng yī míng wǎngyǒu zé tòngpī zhèxiē jiēdēng yuè kàn yuè chǒu, zhànjù le yī tiáo chēdào zēngjiā yōngjǐ bù shuō, jiǎnzhí xiàng jíle Qīngmíngjié hé Wángrénjié, dài qù huáqiáo yìshān jìbài xiānrén yòng de hóngsè lóngzhú, ruò wǎnshàng liàng qǐ dēng lái, jiǎnzhí jiùxiàng xiānshān ránshāo de làzhú, yīnsēn kǒngbù yúnyún.......
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
另一名网友则痛批这些街灯越看越丑，占据了一条车道增加拥挤不说，简直像极了清明节和亡人节，带去华侨义山祭拜先人用的红色龙烛，若晚上亮起灯来，简直就像仙山燃烧的蜡烛，阴森恐怖云云……。 [Philippine Mandarin, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 墳地 (“graveyard; cemetery”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄕㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yìshan
- Wade–Giles: I4-shan1
- Yale: Yì-shān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yihshan
- Palladius: Ишань (Išanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji6 saan1
- Yale: yih sāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji6 saan1
- Guangdong Romanization: yi6 san1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²² saːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
義山
- (～里) An urban village in Tamsui district, New Taipei, Taiwan