英山

Chinese

		flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English	mountain; hill
trad. (英山)		英	山
simp. ^#(英山)		英	山

Etymology

Named after a small state called Ying (英國／英国 (Yīngguó)) that existed before the Spring and Autumn period, with the capital located in this county.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yīngshān

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥㄕㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ saan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yīngshān
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥㄕㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yingshan
  - Wade–Giles: Ying¹-shan¹
  - Yale: Yīng-shān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ingshan
  - Palladius: Иншань (Inšanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing¹ saan¹
  - Yale: yīng sāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ saan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ san¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

英山

(～縣) Yingshan (a county of Huanggang, Hubei, China)

Descendants

→ English: Ying-shan, Yingshan