中山

Mandarin · pinyin Zhōng shān

Meanings

  1. see 中山市 Zhōng shān Shì
  2. see 中山區 Zhōng shān Qū
  3. Nakayama (Japanese surname)
  4. see 孫中山 Sūn Zhōng shān
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中
zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
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zung1 saan1

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name · Etymology 1

  1. (~國) (historical) Zhongshan (ancient feudal state in modern Dingzhou, Hebei, China)

name · Etymology 2

  1. (~市, formerly ~縣) Zhongshan (a prefecture-level city and former county of Guangdong, China)
  2. (~區) Zhongshan (a district of Dalian, Liaoning, China)
  3. (~區) Zhongshan (a district of the city of Taipei, Taiwan)
  4. (~區) Zhongshan (a district of the city of Keelung, Taiwan)
  5. (~街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Qiaoxi district, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China)
  6. (~街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Lingdong district, Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang, China)
  7. (~街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Songjiang district, Shanghai, China)
  8. (~街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Shashi district, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
  9. (~街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Chikan district, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China)
  10. (~街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Rongcheng district, Jieyang, Guangdong, China)
  11. (~街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Qingxiu district, Nanning, Guangxi Autonomous Region, China)
  12. (~街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Longhua district, Haikou, Hainan, China)
  13. (~鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Wuping, Longyan, Fujian, China)
  14. (~鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Jiangjin district, Chongqing, China)
  15. (~鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Hongya, Meishan, Sichuan, China)
  16. (~鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Chuxiong, Chuxiong prefecture, Autonomous Region of Yunnan, China)
  17. (~鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Dongxing district, Neijiang, Sichuan, China)
  18. (~鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Qin'an, Tianshui, Gansu, China)
  19. (~鄉) Zhongshan (a township in Mang, Dehong prefecture, Autonomous Region of Yunnan, China)

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Exact source record中山 中山 [Zhong1 shan1] /see 中山市[Zhong1 shan1 Shi4]/see 中山區|中山区[Zhong1 shan1 Qu1]/Nakayama (Japanese surname)/see 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1]/