金山
Chinese edit
metal; gold; money | mountain; hill | ||
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simp. and trad. (金山) |
金 | 山 |
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
金山
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
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 edit
- (United States):
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美利堅合眾國, 美國 | |
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 edit
Descendants edit
- → English: Chinshan, Jinshan, → Gold Mountain (calque)
See also edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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金 | 山 |
きん Grade: 1 |
さん > ざん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Noun edit
- gold mine (mine for gold)
Proper noun edit
- a place name, such as that of Jinshan District, New Taipei
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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金 | 山 |
かな Grade: 1 |
やま Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Noun edit
- a mine for metals
Proper noun edit
- a place name
- a surname
Etymology 3 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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金 | 山 |
かね Grade: 1 |
やま Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Proper noun edit
- Kaneyama (a town in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan)