臺山

Chinese

 
(measure word); platform; stage
(measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
mountain; hill
trad. (臺山/台山) /
simp. (台山)

Etymology

Taishan, Guangdong
After 三臺山三台山. Renamed in 1914 from 新寧新宁 (Xīnníng) to avoid confusion with identically named counties located in Hunan, Sichuan, and Guangxi.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

臺山

  1. (, formerly ) Taishan, Toisan, Toishan, Hoisan (a county-level city and former county of Jiangmen, Guangdong, China)
  2. (列島) Taishan (an archipelago in Shacheng, Fuding, Ningde, Fujian, China)
  3. () Taishan (a village in Shacheng, Fuding, Ningde, Fujian, China)
  4. Toi San (an area in Macau)

Usage notes

  • In writing in traditional Chinese characters, the form 台山 is much more commonly used than the form 臺山.

Derived terms

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