次高山
Chinese
next | high(est) | mountain | ||
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trad. (次高山) | 次 | 高 | 山 | |
simp. #(次高山) | 次 | 高 | 山 |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 次高山.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
次高山
- (historical) Former name of 雪山, the 2nd-tallest mountain on Taiwan Island, during the island's Japanese occupation.
Japanese
Etymology
From the discovery that Xueshan was higher than Mount Fuji in the Japanese Islands but shorter than Yushan on Taiwan.
Proper noun
次高山 (hiragana つぎたかやま, rōmaji Tsugitakayama)
- (historical) Former name of 玉山, the 2nd-highest mountain on Taiwan Island.