新金山
Chinese edit
new; newly; meso- (chem.) | gold mine; Jinshan | ||
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trad. (新金山) | 新 | 金山 | |
simp. #(新金山) | 新 | 金山 |
Etymology edit
The name refers to the gold rush around Melbourne and contrasts it with 舊金山/旧金山 (Jiùjīnshān, “Old Gold Mountain”): San Francisco, California, in the United States. (金山 being used loosely for any place of great chances for wealth, in a similar fashion to the English "gold mine".)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
新金山
- (dated) Melbourne (a city, the state capital of Victoria, Australia)
- (dated or Taishanese) Australia
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Related terms edit
- 舊金山/旧金山 (Jiùjīnshān, “San Francisco, California, United States”)