Nanshan

See also: Nánshān

English

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin Chinese 南山 ("South Mountain"; "any southern mountain, hill, range, or island").

Proper noun

Nanshan

1. Various towns, districts, and subdistricts of China.
2. An island in the Spratly archipelago of the Philippines.
3. A dormant volcano in northeastern China's Keluo volcanic field.
4. (uncommon) An alternative term for the Qilian Mountains between Gansu and Qinghai in western China, from their position south of the Hexi Corridor.

Related terms

• Nanzan, for Japanese placenames derived from the same characters
• Namsan, for Korean placenames derived from the same characters

Anagrams

• Hannans