唐山
Chinese
Tang dynasty, epithet of China | mountain; hill | ||
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simp. and trad. (唐山) | 唐 | 山 |
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Arising from the position of coastal Guangdong and Fujian (both primary origin points for overseas Chinese migrants, the latter also being an origin point for many "early" Han Chinese settlers in Taiwan before the Chinese Civil War and Nationalist flight) between the sea and inland mountains[1] and the use of 唐 (“Tang”) to refer to China in general due to its perception as a "golden age" in Chinese history.
Proper noun
唐山
- (overseas, dated) China
- (Taiwan, dated) mainland China
- 唐山過台灣,無半點錢,煞猛打拚耕山耕田。 [Sixian Hakka, trad.]
- From: 涂敏恆 (Tu Min-Heng), 《客家本色》 ("Natural Color of Hakka")
- Thòng-sân ko Thòi-vàn, mò pan tiám chhièn, sat-mâng tá-piang kâng-sân-kâng-thièn. [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ]
- [From] mainland China [they] went over to Taiwan, without any money, diligently cultivating the hill lands and tilling the fields.
唐山过台湾,无半点钱,煞猛打拚耕山耕田。 [Sixian Hakka, simp.]
- 唐山過台灣,心肝結規丸 [Hokkien, trad.]
- Tn̂g-soaⁿ kòe Tâi-oân, sim-koaⁿ kiat kui oân [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- As people went from mainland China over to Taiwan, their hearts became weighed down. (an idiom about the Chinese migration toward Taiwan in Qing Dynasty)
唐山过台湾,心肝结规丸 [Hokkien, simp.]
Synonyms
- (mainland China): 中國大陸/中国大陆 (Zhōngguó dàlù), 中國內地/中国内地 (Zhōngguó nèidì); (Hakka) 長山/长山 (Chángshān)
Derived terms
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Related terms
- 阿山 (a-soaⁿ), 阿山仔 (a-soaⁿ-á)
See also
- 大陸/大陆 (dàlù)
- Names of China
Etymology 2
Named after the Tang Mountain in the city; the Tang Mountain was named after the Tang Dynasty
Proper noun
唐山
- Tang Mountain, Dacheng Mountain (a hill in the central part of the city of Tangshan, Hebei, China)
- (~市) Tangshan (a prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei, China)
Descendants
- → English: Tangshan, T'ang-shan
References
- (Min Nan) “Entry #5827”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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唐 | 山 |
とう Grade: S | さん > ざん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Proper noun
唐山 • (Tōzan)
- Tangshan (a prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei, China)
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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唐 | 山 |
Noun
唐山
- chữ Hán form of Đường Sơn (“Tangshan”).