唐山

Chinese

Tang dynasty (618-907) mountain; hill
simp. and trad.
(唐山)		 唐 山

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Many overseas Chinese think of the mainland as an unfathomably tall mountain, as a majority of them come from southern China, where it is lower in altitude compared to further into the mainland. They also connected the physical height of the mountains to the Tang Dynasty, when Chinese history was at its peak.

Proper noun

唐山

  1. (overseas, dated) China
  2. (Taiwan, dated) mainland China
    唐山過台灣，無半點錢，煞猛打拚耕山耕田。 [Hakka, trad.]
    唐山过台湾，无半点钱，煞猛打拚耕山耕田。 [Hakka, simp.]
    From: 客家本色
    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.
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 過唐山／过唐山
See also

Etymology 2

Named after the Tang Mountain in the city; the Tang Mountain was named after the Tang Dynasty

Proper noun

唐山

  1. Tang Mountain (now called Dacheng Mountain)
  2. Tangshan (city in China)

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
唐 山
とう
Grade: S		 さん > ざん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Proper noun

唐山 (hiragana とうざん, rōmaji Tōzan)

  1. Tangshan (city in China)
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