"Nanshan" meaning in English

See Nanshan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Nan-shan [alternative]
enPR: nän′shän′ Rhymes: -æn Etymology: From Mandarin 南山 (Nánshān, “South Mountain; any southern mountain, hill, range, or island”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|南山|t=South Mountain; any southern mountain, hill, range, or island}} Mandarin 南山 (Nánshān, “South Mountain; any southern mountain, hill, range, or island”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nanshan
  1. Various towns, districts, and subdistricts of China.
    A district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, across Deep Bay from Hong Kong.
    Categories (place): Districts of Shenzhen, Places in China, Places in Guangdong, China, Places in Shenzhen
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  2. Various towns, districts, and subdistricts of China.
    A district of Hegang, Heilongjiang, China.
    Categories (place): Districts of Heilongjiang, China, Places in China, Places in Heilongjiang, China
    Sense id: en-Nanshan-en-name-mBHiYOrG
  3. An island in the Spratly archipelago of the Philippines.
    Sense id: en-Nanshan-en-name-7e9o7liO
  4. A dormant volcano in northeastern China's Keluo volcanic field.
    Sense id: en-Nanshan-en-name-2kjX~tDC
  5. (uncommon) An alternative term for the Qilian Mountains between Gansu and Qinghai in western China, from their position south of the Hexi Corridor. Tags: uncommon Translations (locations): 南山 (Nánshān) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Nanshan-en-name-gO~5d15U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 18 2 27 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 19 1 29 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 17 3 25 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 17 2 25 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 18 3 29 41 Disambiguation of 'locations': 15 17 1 27 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Nanzan, for Japanese placenames derived from the same characters, Namsan, for Korean placenames derived from the same characters
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          "Hexi Corridor",
          "Hexi Corridor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon) An alternative term for the Qilian Mountains between Gansu and Qinghai in western China, from their position south of the Hexi Corridor."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "nän′shän′"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æn"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "Nánshān",
      "sense": "locations",
      "word": "南山"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Nanshan"
}

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