鑽石山
Chinese
editan auger; diamond; enter (a hole) an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe |
rock; stone; 10 pecks | mountain; hill | ||
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trad. (鑽石山) | 鑽 | 石 | 山 | |
simp. (钻石山) | 钻 | 石 | 山 |
Etymology
editConsidering 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
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
edit鑽石山
- Diamond Hill (an area in Wong Tai Sin district, Hong Kong)