香山
Chinese
| fragrant incense |
mountain(s) hill(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (香山) | 香 | 山 | |
| simp. #(香山) | 香 | 山 | |
Etymology
In the case of the Fragrant Hills of Beijing, after two notable rocks shaped like Chinese incense burners near the top of 香爐峰 / 香炉峰 (Xiānglú Fēng, “Incense Burner Peak”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xiāngshān
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siangshan
- Wade–Giles: Hsiang1-shan1
- Yale: Syāng-shān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiangshan
- Palladius: Сяншань (Sjanšanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoeng1 saan1
- Yale: hēung sāan
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng1 saan1
- Guangdong Romanization: hêng1 san1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hiong-san
- Tâi-lô: Hiong-san
- Phofsit Daibuun: hiongsafn
- IPA (Xiamen): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɔŋ³³ san³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
香山