長白山

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Chinese

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long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
Baishan; Mount Paektu
trad. (長白山) 白山
simp. (长白山) 白山
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Etymology

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Attested in Qidan Guo Zhi ("Records of the Khitan Empire") from the Southern Song dynasty in the 13th century.

Semantically, compare Manchu ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ
ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ
ᠠᠯᡳᠨ
(golmin šanggiyan alin, literally long white mountain).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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長白山

  1. Paektu Mountain (mountain on the border between China and North Korea)

Synonyms

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