Mount Tai
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) Mount T'ai
Etymology
Partial calque of Mandarin 泰山 (Tàishān).
Pronunciation
- enPR: tī
Proper noun
Mount Tai
- A mountain located in the north city of Tai'an, Shandong, China
- 1879, Douglas, Robert K., Confucianism and Taouism, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, OCLC 1007287732, OL 23290448M, page 240:
- He dedicated Mount Tai to the worship of the genii, and raised a sacred mound at the foot of the mountain.
- [1985, Early Chinese Texts on Painting, →ISBN, LCCN 84-12859, OCLC 964089071, page 182:
- Mount T’ai bestrides the Ch’i and Lu districts [of' Shantung], while its most remarkable scenery is at Lung-yen.]
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Synonyms
- Tai Shan
Translations
Mount Tai
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