金山
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Chinese
| metal; gold; money | mountain; hill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (金山) |
金 | 山 | |
Etymology
For some geographical locations, the name refers to the gold rush in the 19th century. (The term is being used loosely for any place of great chances for wealth in a similar fashion to the English "gold mine".)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gam1 saan1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): gim1 san1 / gim1 san1*
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîm-sân
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kim-san
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1cin-se
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jinshan
- Wade–Giles: chin1-shan1
- Yale: jīn-shān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinshan
- Palladius: цзиньшань (czinʹšanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
津山
金山
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gam1 saan1
- Yale: gām sāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: gam1 saan1
- Guangdong Romanization: gem1 san1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐm⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: gim1 san1 / gim1 san1*
- Sinological IPA (key): /kim³³ san³³/, /kim³³ san³³⁻³³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîm-sân
- Hakka Romanization System: gimˊ sanˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gim1 san1
- Sinological IPA: /kim²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
金山
Derived terms
Proper noun
金山
- (～區, formerly ～縣) Jinshan (a district and former county of Shanghai, China)
- (～區, formerly ～鄉) Jinshan, Chinshan (a district and former rural township in New Taipei, Taiwan)
- (～郡) (historical) Jinshan Commandery (in modern-day Sichuan)
- (～市) Kaneyama (a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan)
- (obsolete) Alternative name for 舊金山／旧金山 (Jiùjīnshān, “San Francisco, California, USA”).
- (Cantonese, dated) Alternative name for 美國／美国 (Měiguó, “United States”).
Synonyms
- (United States):
Dialectal synonyms of 美國 (“United States”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美利堅合眾國, 美國 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 美國 |
| Singapore | 美國 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 美國, 金山 dated |
| Hong Kong | 美國, 花旗國 dated | |
| Taishan | 美國, 花旗, 金山 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 金山 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 美國 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 美國 |
| Quanzhou | 美國 | |
| Jinjiang | 花旗 | |
| Zhangzhou | 美國 | |
| Tainan | 美國 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 美國 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 美國 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 美國, 花旗 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 美國 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 美國, 花旗 |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: Chinshan, Jinshan, → Gold Mountain (calque)
See also
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 金 | 山 |
| きん Grade: 1 |
さん > ざん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
- gold mine (mine for gold)
Proper noun
- a place name, such as that of Jinshan District, New Taipei
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 金 | 山 |
| かな Grade: 1 |
やま Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Noun
- a mine for metals
Proper noun
- a place name
- a surname
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 金 | 山 |
| かね Grade: 1 |
やま Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Proper noun
- Kaneyama (a town in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan)