金山
Chinese
| metal; gold; money | mountain; hill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (金山) |
金 | 山 | |
Etymology
For some geographical locations, the name refers to the gold rush in the 19th century. (The term is being used loosely for any place of great chances for wealth in a similar fashion to the English "gold mine".)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
金山
- (～區, formerly ～縣) Jinshan (a district and former county of Shanghai, China)
- (～區, formerly ～鄉) Jinshan, Chinshan (a district and former rural township in New Taipei, Taiwan)
- (～郡) (historical) Jinshan Commandery (in modern-day Sichuan)
- (～市) Kaneyama (a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan)
- (obsolete) Alternative name for 舊金山／旧金山 (Jiùjīnshān, “San Francisco, California, USA”).
- (Cantonese, dated) Alternative name for 美國／美国 (Měiguó, “United States”).
Synonyms
- (United States):
Dialectal synonyms of 美國 (“United States”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美利堅合眾國, 美國 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 美國 |
| Singapore | 美國 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 美國, 金山 dated |
| Hong Kong | 美國, 花旗國 dated | |
| Taishan | 美國, 花旗, 金山 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 金山 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 美國 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 美國 |
| Quanzhou | 美國 | |
| Jinjiang | 花旗 | |
| Zhangzhou | 美國 | |
| Tainan | 美國 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 美國 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 美國 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 美國, 花旗 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 美國 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 美國, 花旗 |
Descendants
- → English: Chinshan, Jinshan, → Gold Mountain (calque)
See also
Japanese
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