舊金山

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See also: 旧金山

Chinese

old (opposite of new); former gold mine; Jinshan
trad. (舊金山) 金山
simp. (旧金山) 金山
Literally: “old gold mountain”.
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Etymology

The name refers to the gold rush in the 19th century, and "old" is in comparison to the "New Gold Mountain" (新金山 (Xīnjīnshān)) of Melbourne, Australia. (金山 (jīnshān) is being used loosely for any place of great chances for wealth in a similar fashion to the English "gold mine".)

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舊金山

  1. (chiefly Mainland China, Taiwan, dated in Hong Kong) San Francisco (a city in California, United States)

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Sino-Xenic (舊金山):
  • Vietnamese: Cựu Kim Sơn (舊金山)