泰山

Mandarin · pinyin Tài Shān#

Meanings · Tài Shān

  1. Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽 Wǔ yuè
Mandarin · pinyin Tài shān#

Meanings · Tài shān

  1. Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle)
  2. Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市 Xīn běi shì, Taiwan
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泰
tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
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4–1 · Tai4 Shan1

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taai3 saan1

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name · Etymology 1

  1. Mount Tai (a mountain in Shandong, China)
  2. (~區) Taishan (a district of Tai'an, Shandong, China)
  3. (~區) Taishan (a district of New Taipei City, Taiwan)

noun · Etymology 1

  1. (figurative) something of great weight or importance
  2. (figurative) father-in-law

adj · Etymology 1

  1. (Shanghainese) calm; at ease; relaxed

name · Etymology 2

  1. Tarzan (fictional character in the novel Tarzan of the Apes)

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泰山 · Tai4 Shan1 · Tai4 shan1
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Exact source records泰山 泰山 [Tai4 Shan1] /Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/泰山 泰山 [Tai4 shan1] /Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle)/Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan/