鑽石山

Chinese

		an auger; diamond; enter (a hole) an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe	rock; stone; 10 pecks	mountain; hill
trad. (鑽石山)		鑽	石	山
simp. (钻石山)		钻	石	山

Etymology

Considering the area was known as a stone quarry for many years before urban development took place, it is possible that its English name Diamond Hill may be a mistranslation in the form of 鑽石 (“diamond”) + 山 (“hill”) as 鑽石 might have meant "to drill for rocks".

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zuànshíshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun³ sek⁶ saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zuànshíshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Zuànshíhshan
    • Wade–Giles: Tsuan⁴-shih²-shan¹
    • Yale: Dzwàn-shŕ-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tzuannshyrshan
    • Palladius: Цзуаньшишань (Czuanʹšišanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯än⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun³ sek⁶ saan¹
    • Yale: jyun sehk sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn³ sek⁹ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun³ ség⁶ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn³³ sɛːk̚² saːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

鑽石山

1. Diamond Hill (an area in Wong Tai Sin district, Hong Kong)