中山

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Chinese

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middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
mountain; hill
simp. and trad.
(中山)
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Literally “Central Mountains”, named after a mountain in its capital.

Proper noun

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中山

  1. () (historical) Zhongshan (ancient feudal state in modern Dingzhou, Hebei, China)

Etymology 2

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Named after Chinese president 孫中山 (Sun Yat-sen), who used the pseudonym (なか)(やま)(きこり) (Nakayama Kikori). Ultimately from the Japanese surname (なか)(やま) (Nakayama).

Zhongshan, Guangdong was renamed from 香山 (Xiāngshān); Sun Yat-sen's birthplace is in Zhongshan.

Proper noun

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中山

  1. (, formerly ) Zhongshan (a prefecture-level city and former county of Guangdong, China)
  2. () Zhongshan (a district of Dalian, Liaoning, China)
  3. () Zhongshan (a district of the city of Taipei, Taiwan)
  4. () Zhongshan (a district of the city of Keelung, Taiwan)
Synonyms
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  • (city in Guangdong): 香山 (Xiāngshān) (historical)
Derived terms
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Further reading

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
なか
Grade: 1
やま
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Proper noun

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(なか)(やま) (Nakayama

  1. a surname


Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
さん > ざん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

(ちゅう)(ざん) (Chūzan

  1. Chūzan (a former kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands, existing from 1314 to 1429)