"Taishan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Mandarin 臺山/台山 (Táishān). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|臺山}} Mandarin 臺山/台山 (Táishān) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Taishan
  1. A county-level city in Jiangmen, Guangdong, China; former county of Guangdong, China. Wikipedia link: Taishan Categories (place): Cities in Guangdong, Historical political subdivisions, Places in China, Places in Guangdong Synonyms: Toisan, T'ai-shan (alt: Wade–Giles) Synonyms (from Cantonese): Toishan Synonyms (from Taishanese): Hoisan Derived forms: Taishanese Translations (city in Guangdong): 臺山 (Chinese Cantonese), 台山 (toi⁴ saan¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 臺山 (Chinese Mandarin), 台山 (Táishān) (Chinese Mandarin), Đài Sơn (alt: 臺山) (Vietnamese)

Alternative forms

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