陰山
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Chinese
(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady |
mountain; hill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (陰山) | 陰 | 山 | |
| simp. (阴山) | 阴 | 山 | |
| anagram | 山陰／山阴 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄕㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yinshan
- Wade–Giles: Yin1-shan1
- Yale: Yīn-shān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Inshan
- Palladius: Иньшань (Inʹšanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /in⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jam1 saan1
- Yale: yām sāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: jam1 saan1
- Guangdong Romanization: yem1 san1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐm⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: 'im srean
Proper noun
陰山
- Yin Mountains in northern China, southeast of the Gobi Desert
- 但使龍城飛將在，不教胡馬度陰山。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 8th century, Wang Changling, 出塞二首·其一 (Over the Border)
- Dàn shǐ Lóngchéng fēijiàng zài, bù jiào húmǎ dù Yīnshān.
- Oh, for the Winged General at the Dragon City—
That never a Tartar horseman might cross the Yin Mountains!
但使龙城飞将在，不教胡马度阴山。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
- 大青山 (Dàqīngshān)
Hyponyms
- 狼山 (Lángshān)