"天山" meaning in Chinese

See 天山 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /tʰiːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan, Taipei], /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/, /tʰiːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/, /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: Tiānshān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tin¹ saan¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Thian-san, Tiānshān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], Tianshan [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], Tʻien¹-shan¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], Tyān-shān [Mandarin, Yale, standard], Tianshan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], Тяньшань [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], Tjanʹšanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], tīn sāan [Cantonese, Yale], tin¹ saan¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tin¹ san¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], Thian-san [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], Thian-san [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], tiensafn [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: Calque of Uyghur تەڭرىتاغ (tengritagh, literally “Mountains of God (Tengri)”) (Tengri Tagh). Etymology templates: {{cal|zh|ug|تەڭرىتاغ|lit=Mountains of God (Tengri)}} Calque of Uyghur تەڭرىتاغ (tengritagh, literally “Mountains of God (Tengri)”) Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 天山
  1. Tian Shan (a mountain range in China and Central Asia)
    Sense id: en-天山-zh-name-Z3p4fZpm Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Mountains
     
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      "zh-pron": "Thian-san"
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      "zh-pron": "Тяньшань"
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    {
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