山陽

See also: 山阳

Chinese

	mountain; hill	positive (electric.); sun; male
trad. (山陽)	山	陽
simp. (山阳)	山	阳
anagram	陽山／阳山

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shānyáng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saan¹ joeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shānyáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shanyáng
  - Wade–Giles: shan¹-yang²
  - Yale: shān-yáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanyang
  - Palladius: шаньян (šanʹjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    山羊
    山陽 / 山阳
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: saan¹ joeng⁴
  - Yale: sāan yèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saan¹ joeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: san¹ yêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    山羊
    山陽 / 山阳

Proper noun

山陽

(～縣) Shanyang (a county of Shangluo, Shaanxi, China)
(～區) Shanyang District (a district of Jiaozuo, Henan, China)
(～縣) (obsolete) Huai'an District
(archaic) Shanyang Commandery (near Juye County in present day Shandong)

Descendants

→ English: Shanyang

Noun

山陽

southern or sunny side of a mountain

References

Luo, Guanzhong (2006) Annotated Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 5, page 69, note 4 (in Mandarin), →ISBN

Japanese

Kanji in this term
山	陽
さん Grade: 1	よう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “yang side of the mountain”.

The traditional region is named after San'yōdō (山陽道(さんようどう) (san'yōdō), literally "yang side of the mountain circuit"), a historical region under the ancient Gokishichidō system.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃jo̞ː]

Noun

山(さん)陽(よう) • (san'yō) ^{←さんやう (san'yau)^?}

southern side of a mountain

Proper noun

山(さん)陽(よう) • (San'yō) ^{←さんやう (San'yau)^?}

San'yō region (a traditional region in central Honshu, Japan, composed of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama and Yamaguchi)
Synonym: 山陽地方

Related terms

山陰 (さんいん, San'in, “San'in region”)