唐山

Arising from the position of coastal Guangdong and Fujian (both primary origin points for overseas Chinese migrants, the latter also being an origin point for many "early" Han Chinese settlers in Taiwan before the Chinese Civil War and Nationalist flight) between the sea and inland mountains[1] and the use of 唐 (táng, “Tang”) to refer to China in general due to its perception as a "golden age" in Chinese history.

唐山

1. (overseas, dated) China

   《唐山大兄》 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   “tong⁴ saan¹ daai⁶ hing¹” [Jyutping]

   Chinese Elder Brother (The Big Boss, 1971 film featuring Bruce Lee)

2. (Taiwan, dated) mainland China

   Synonyms: 中國大陸／中国大陆 (Zhōngguó dàlù), 中國內地／中国内地 (Zhōngguó nèidì)

   Synonym: 長山／长山 (Hakka)

   唐山過台灣，心肝結規丸 [Hokkien, trad.]
   唐山过台湾，心肝结规丸 [Hokkien, simp.]

   -Tn̂g-soaⁿ kòe Tâi-oân, sim-koaⁿ kiat kui oân [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   As people went from mainland China over to Taiwan, their hearts became weighed down. (an idiom about the Chinese migration toward Taiwan in Qing Dynasty)

   • 唐山過台灣，無半點錢，煞猛打拚耕山耕田。 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
     唐山过台湾，无半点钱，煞猛打拚耕山耕田。 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]

     From: 涂敏恆 (Tu Min-Heng), 《客家本色》 ("Natural Color of Hakka")

     Thòng-sân ko Thòi-vàn, mò pan tiám chhièn, sat-mâng tá-piang kâng-sân-kâng-thièn. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]

     [From] mainland China [they] went over to Taiwan, without any money, diligently cultivating the hill lands and tilling the fields.

• Hokkien: 阿山 (a-soaⁿ), 阿山仔 (a-soaⁿ-á)

• 大陸／大陆 (dàlù)
• Names of China

Named after the Tang Mountain in the city; the Tang Mountain was named after the Tang Dynasty

唐山

1. (～市) Tangshan (a prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei, China)

   唐山大地震 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Tángshān dàdìzhèn [Pinyin]

   Great Tangshan earthquake (1976 Tangshan earthquake)

2. Tang Mountain, Dacheng Mountain (a hill in the central part of the city of Tangshan, Hebei, China)

• → English: Tangshan, T'ang-shan

唐(とう)山(ざん) • (Tōzan) 

1. Tangshan (a prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei, China)

唐山

1. chữ Hán form of Đường Sơn (“Tangshan”).