格仔山
Chinese
editmountain; hill | |||
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simp. and trad. (格仔山) |
格仔 | 山 |
Etymology
editNamed after red and white checkerboard located on the side of hill, which helped guide airline pilots when landing at the now-closed Kai Tak Airport.
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaak3 zai2 saan1
- Yale: gaak jái sāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaak8 dzai2 saan1
- Guangdong Romanization: gag3 zei2 san1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ saːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
edit格仔山
- Checkerboard Hill (a hill in Kowloon, Hong Kong)