長白山
Chinese
editlong; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop |
Baishan; Mount Paektu | ||
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trad. (長白山) | 長 | 白山 | |
simp. (长白山) | 长 | 白山 |
Etymology
editAttested in Qidan Guo Zhi ("Records of the Khitan Empire") from the Southern Song dynasty in the 13th century.
Semantically, compare Manchu ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ
ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ
ᠠᠯᡳᠨ (golmin šanggiyan alin, literally “long white mountain”).
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Chángbáishan
- Wade–Giles: Chʻang2-pai2-shan1
- Yale: Cháng-bái-shān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Charngbairshan
- Palladius: Чанбайшань (Čanbajšanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: coeng4 baak6 saan1
- Yale: chèuhng baahk sāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng4 baak9 saan1
- Guangdong Romanization: cêng4 bag6 san1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ paːk̚² saːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
edit長白山
- Paektu Mountain (mountain on the border between China and North Korea)