唐山
Chinese edit
Tang dynasty, epithet of China | mountain; hill | ||
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simp. and trad. (唐山) |
唐 | 山 |
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
唐山
- (overseas, dated) China
- 《唐山大兄》 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
- “tong4 saan1 daai6 hing1” [Jyutping]
- Chinese Elder Brother (The Big Boss, 1971 film featuring Bruce Lee)
- (Taiwan, dated) mainland China
- 唐山過台灣,無半點錢,煞猛打拚耕山耕田。 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
- From: 涂敏恆 (Tu Min-Heng), 《客家本色》 ("Natural Color of Hakka")
- Thòng-sân ko Thòi-vàn, mò pan tiám chhièn, sat-mâng tá-piang kâng-sân-kâng-thièn. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
- [From] mainland China [they] went over to Taiwan, without any money, diligently cultivating the hill lands and tilling the fields.
唐山过台湾,无半点钱,煞猛打拚耕山耕田。 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
- 大陸/大陆 (dàlù)
- Names of China
Etymology 2 edit
Named after the Tang Mountain in the city; the Tang Mountain was named after the Tang Dynasty
Proper noun edit
唐山
- (~市) Tangshan (a prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei, China)
- 唐山大地震 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
- Tángshān dàdìzhèn [Pinyin]
- Great Tangshan earthquake (1976 Tangshan earthquake)
- Tang Mountain, Dacheng Mountain (a hill in the central part of the city of Tangshan, Hebei, China)
Descendants edit
- → English: Tangshan, T'ang-shan
References edit
- ^ (Min Nan) “Entry #5827”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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唐 | 山 |
とう Grade: S |
さん > ざん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Proper noun edit
- Tangshan (a prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei, China)
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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唐 | 山 |
Noun edit
唐山