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金山

Mandarin · pinyin Jīn shān

Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai
Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市 Xīn běi shì, Taiwan

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak

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1–1 · Jin1 shan1

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gam1 saan1

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noun

gold mine, a hill or mountain where gold is extracted
(figurative) gold mine, a place or situation producing easy riches

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(～國) (historical) short for 西漢金山國 /西汉金山国 (Xī Hàn Jīnshānguó), Jinshan (a former kingdom in Gansu, China, during the early 10th century)
(～區, formerly ～縣) Jinshan (a district and former county of Shanghai, China)
(～區, formerly ～鄉) Jinshan, Chinshan (a district and former rural township in New Taipei City, Taiwan)
(～郡) (historical) Jinshan Commandery (in modern-day Sichuan)
(～市) Kaneyama (a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan)
(obsolete) Alternative name for 舊金山／旧金山 (Jiùjīnshān, “San Francisco, California, USA”).
(Cantonese, dated) Alternative name for 美國／美国 (Měiguó, “United States”).

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