格仔山

Chinese

		checker pattern; lattice; pixelization checker pattern; lattice; pixelization; blurring	mountain; hill
simp. and trad. (格仔山)		格仔	山

Etymology

Named after red and white checkerboard located on the side of hill, which helped guide airline pilots when landing at the now-closed Kai Tak Airport.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaak³ zai² saan¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaak³ zai² saan¹
    • Yale: gaak jái sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaak⁸ dzai² saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gag³ zei² san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

格仔山

1. Checkerboard Hill (a hill in Kowloon, Hong Kong)