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南山

Mandarin · pinyin Nán shān

see 南山區 Nán shān Qū

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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(～區) Nanshan (a district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)
(～區) Nanshan (a district of Hegang, Heilongjiang, China)
(～區) Nanshan (a county-controlled district in Zhuolu, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China)
Nanshan (various towns, townships, and subdistricts of China)
Nanshan (a dormant volcano in northeastern China's Keluo volcanic field)
Namsan (various hills and mountains of Korea) — (～洞) Namsan-dong (a neighbourhood of Jung district, Seoul, South Korea)
Namsan (various hills and mountains of Korea) — (～洞) Namsan-dong (a neighbourhood of Geumjeong district, Busan, South Korea)
(historical) Nanzan (a former kingdom on Okinawa island)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 南山大学: Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan
(uncommon) Alternative name for 祁連山／祁连山 (Qílián Shān, “Qilian Mountains, a range between Gansu and Qinghai south of the Hexi Corridor”).
(uncommon) Alternative name for 終南山／终南山 (Zhōngnán Shān, “Zhongnan Mountains, a range south of Xi'an in Shaanxi”).
(obsolete) Old name for 廬山／庐山 (Lúshān, “Mount Lu (prior to the Song dynasty)”).

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