唐山

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Chinese

Tang dynasty, epithet of China mountain; hill
simp. and trad.
(唐山) 		唐 山
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Etymology 1

Arising from the position of coastal Guangdong and Fujian (both primary origin points for overseas Chinese migrants, the latter also being an origin point for many "early" Han Chinese settlers in Taiwan before the Chinese Civil War and Nationalist flight) between the sea and inland mountains[1] and the use of 唐 (táng, “Tang”) to refer to China in general due to its perception as a "golden age" in Chinese history.

Proper noun

唐山

  1. (overseas, dated) China
    《唐山大兄》 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    “tong4 saan1 daai6 hing1”
    Chinese Elder Brother (The Big Boss, 1971 film featuring Bruce Lee)
  2. (Taiwan, Philippine Hokkien, dated) mainland China
    Synonyms: 中國大陸／中国大陆 (Zhōngguó dàlù), 中國內地／中国内地 (Zhōngguó nèidì)
    Synonym: 長山／长山 (Hakka)
    唐山過台灣，心肝結規丸 [Hokkien, trad.]
    唐山过台湾，心肝结规丸 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Tn̂g-soaⁿ kòe Tâi-oân, sim-koaⁿ kiat kui oân [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    As people went from mainland China over to Taiwan, their hearts became weighed down. (an idiom about the Chinese migration toward Taiwan in Qing Dynasty)
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Etymology 2

Named after the Tang Mountain in the city; the Tang Mountain was named after the Tang Dynasty

Proper noun

唐山

  1. (～市) Tangshan (a prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei, China)
    唐山大地震 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Tángshān dàdìzhèn
    Great Tangshan earthquake (1976 Tangshan earthquake)
  2. Tang Mountain, Dacheng Mountain (a hill in the central part of the city of Tangshan, Hebei, China)
Descendants
  • → English: Tangshan, T'ang-shan

References

  1. ^ (Min Nan) “Entry #5806”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
唐 山
とう
Grade: S 		さん > ざん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Proper noun

唐(とう)山(ざん) • (Tōzan) 

  1. Tangshan (a prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei, China)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
唐山

Noun

唐山

  1. chữ Hán form of Đường Sơn (“Tangshan”).
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