長白山

See also: 长白山

Chinese

long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
Mount Paektu
trad. (長白山) 白山
simp. (长白山) 白山

Etymology

Attested 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


Proper noun

長白山

  1. Changbai Mountain (a mountain range forming part of the China-North Korea border) or the highest peak of that

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (長白山):
  • Japanese: (ちょう)(はく)(さん) (chōhakusan)
  • Korean: 장백산(長白山) (jangbaeksan)
  • English: Changbai, Changpai, Ch'ang-pai