臺山
Chinese edit
(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station |
mountain; hill | ||
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trad. (臺山/台山) | 臺/台 | 山 | |
simp. (台山) | 台 | 山 |
Etymology edit
- Taishan, Guangdong
- After 三臺山/三台山. Renamed in 1914 from 新寧/新宁 (Xīnníng) to avoid confusion with identically named counties located in Hunan, Sichuan, and Guangxi.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
臺山
- (~市, formerly ~縣) Taishan, Toisan, Toishan, Hoisan (a county-level city and former county of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China)
- 沒過幾天,又隨韓總、余總去臺山聯繫進場問題,臺山是個僑鄉、縣級市,有不少好的建築,市面不算繁華但還算興旺。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2009, 顧鴻燾, 《風雨七十載——顧鴻燾回憶錄》, page 150
- Méi guò jǐ tiān, yòu suí Hán zǒng, Yú zǒng qù Táishān liánjì jìnchǎng wèntí, Táishān shì ge qiáoxiāng, xiànjíshì, yǒu bùshǎo hǎo de jiànzhù, shìmiàn bùsuàn fánhuá dàn hái suàn xīngwàng. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
没过几天,又随韩总、余总去台山联系进场问题,台山是个侨乡、县级市,有不少好的建筑,市面不算繁华但还算兴旺。 [MSC, simp.]
- (~列島) Taishan (an archipelago in Shacheng, Fuding, Ningde, Fujian, China)
- (~村) Taishan (a village in Shacheng, Fuding, Ningde, Fujian, China)
- Toi San (an area in Macau)
Usage notes edit
- In writing in traditional Chinese characters, the form 台山 is much more commonly used than the form 臺山.