"Tangshan" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /tæŋˈʃæn/, /tɑŋ-/, /-ˈʃɑn/
Etymology: From Mandarin 唐山 (Tángshān). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|唐山}} 唐山 (Tángshān) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tangshan
  1. A prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei, China. Wikipedia link: Tangshan Categories (place): Cities in Hebei, Places in China, Places in Hebei, Tangshan Synonyms: T'ang-shan, Tang-shan (alt: Wade–Giles) Translations (prefecture-level city in northern China): تَانْغْشَان (tanḡšān) [masculine] (Arabic), تَانْجْشَان (tangšān) [masculine] (Arabic), 唐山 (Tn̂g-soaⁿ) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 唐山 (tong⁴ saan¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 唐山 (Tángshān) (Chinese Mandarin), 唐山 (Thòng-sân) (Hakka Chinese), Tangsan (Hungarian), 唐山 (Tōzan) (alt: とうざん) (Japanese), 탕산 (Tangsan) (Korean), Танша́нь (Tanšánʹ) [masculine] (Russian), Đường Sơn (Vietnamese)

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