次高山
Chinese
| next | high(est) | mountain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (次高山) | 次 | 高 | 山 | |
| simp. #(次高山) | 次 | 高 | 山 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 次高山.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Cìgāoshān
- Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄍㄠ ㄕㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Cìhgaoshan
- Wade–Giles: Tzʻŭ4-kao1-shan1
- Yale: Tsz̀-gāu-shān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tsyhgaushan
- Palladius: Цыгаошань (Cygaošanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
次高山
- (historical) former name of 雪山 (xuěshān), the 2nd-tallest mountain on Taiwan Island, during the island's Japanese occupation
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 次 | 高 | 山 |
| つぎ Grade: 3 |
たか Grade: 2 |
やま Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | ||
Etymology
From the discovery that Xueshan was higher than Mount Fuji in the Japanese Islands but shorter than Yushan on Taiwan.
Proper noun
次高山 • (Tsugitakayama)