長白山

Chinese

		long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	Baishan; Mount Paektu
trad. (長白山)		長	白山
simp. (长白山)		长	白山

Etymology

Attested in Qidan Guo Zhi ("Records of the Khitan Empire") from the Southern Song dynasty in the 13th century.

Semantically, compare Manchu ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ
ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ
ᠠᠯᡳᠨ (golmin šanggiyan alin, literally “long white mountain”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Chángbáishān

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ baak⁶ saan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Chángbáishān
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Chángbáishan
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻang²-pai²-shan¹
  - Yale: Cháng-bái-shān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Charngbairshan
  - Palladius: Чанбайшань (Čanbajšanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng⁴ baak⁶ saan¹
  - Yale: chèuhng baahk sāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ baak⁹ saan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ bag⁶ san¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ paːk̚² saːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

長白山

Paektu Mountain (mountain on the border between China and North Korea)

Synonyms

白頭山／白头山 (Báitóushān)

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