English Explanatory Dictionary

Nanshan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Various towns, districts, and subdistricts of China.
  2. A district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, across Deep Bay from Hong Kong.
  3. A district of Hegang, Heilongjiang, China.
  4. An island in the Spratly archipelago of the Philippines.
  5. A dormant volcano in northeastern China's Keluo volcanic field.
  6. An alternative term for the Qilian Mountains between Gansu and Qinghai in western China, from their position south of the Hexi Corridor.

Pronunciation

nän′shän′

Word forms

Nanshan Nan-shan

Etymology

From Mandarin 南山 (Nánshān, “South Mountain; any southern mountain, hill, range, or island”).

Related words

Nanzan for Japanese placenames derived from the same characters Namsan for Korean placenames derived from the same characters
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