燕山
Chinese
| Yan (ancient city & state) | mountain; hill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (燕山) | 燕 | 山 | |
| simp. #(燕山) | 燕 | 山 | |
Etymology
From their location in the ancient Chinese state of Yan, near Beijing.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Yānshān
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yanshan
- Wade–Giles: Yen1-shan1
- Yale: Yān-shān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ianshan
- Palladius: Яньшань (Janʹšanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin1 saan1
- Yale: yīn sāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin1 saan1
- Guangdong Romanization: yin1 san1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
燕山
- Yan Mountains (located north of the North China Plain)
- 竇燕山，有義方；教五子，名俱揚。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: Three Character Classic, circa 13th century CE
- Dòu Yānshān, yǒu yì fāng; jiào wǔ zǐ, míng jù yáng. [Pinyin]
- Dou of the Yan Mountains had the right method. He taught five sons, each of whom raised the family reputation.
窦燕山，有义方；教五子，名俱扬。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]