Usage of the character 山

Baoshang District of Shanghai
Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang
Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

chūshān

出山

[出山]

to leave the mountain (of a hermit)
to come out of obscurity to a government job
to take a leading position

Mángshān

邙山

[邙山]

Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs

shānzéi

山贼

[山賊]

brigand

shāntóu

山头

[山頭]

mountain top

duōshān

多山

[多山]

mountainous

Dōngshān

冬山

[冬山]

Dongshan or Tungshan Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣／宜兰县 ( Yílán Xiàn), Taiwan

Dàngshān

砀山

[碭山]

Dangshan, a county in Suzhou 宿州 ( Suzhòu), Anhui

Gāngshān

冈山

[岡山]

Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan
Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州 ( Běnzhōu)

Gǔshān

鼓山

[鼓山]

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市 ( Gāoxióngshì), south Taiwan

shāndān

山丹

[山丹]

coral lily (Lilium pumilum)

Fèngshān

凤山

[鳳山]

Fengshan county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi
Fengshan city in Taiwan

Tōngshān

通山

[通山]

Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧／咸宁 ( Xiánníng), Hubei

shānkǒu

山口

[山口]

mountain pass

shānzhì

山雉

[山雉]

pheasant

Hóngshān

洪山

[洪山]

Hongshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei

shāntǐ

山体

[山體]

form of a mountain

shān'āi

山埃

[山埃]

cyanide (loanword)
same as 氰化

shānxíng

山行

[山行]

mountain hike

huǒshān

火山

[火山]

volcano

shānmāo

山猫

[山貓]

lynx
bobcat
leopard cat

Xiáshān

霞山

[霞山]

Xiashan District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市 ( Zhànjiāng Shì), Guangdong

shānlù

山路

[山路]

mountain road

Tiān Shān

天山

[天山]

Tian Shan, mountain range straddling the border between China and Kyrgyzstan

shānbēng

山崩

[山崩]

landslide
landslip

shānlín

山林

[山林]

wooded mountain; mountain forest

Zhūshān

珠山

[珠山]

Mount Everest (abbr. for 珠穆朗瑪峰／珠穆朗玛峰 ( Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng))
Zhushan, district of Jingdezhen City 景德鎮市／景德镇市 ( Jǐngdézhèn Shì), Jiangxi

shānxiá

山峡

[山峽]

gorge
canyon
mountain valley

zǒushān

走山

[走山]

landslide
avalanche
to take a walk in the mountains

Luóshān

罗山

[羅山]

Luoshan county in Xinyang 信陽／信阳, Henan

Héngshān

横山

[橫山]

Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi
Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan
Yokoyama (Japanese surname)

Wēng Shān

翁山

[翁山]

see 昂山 ( Ang Shān)

Péngshān

彭山

[彭山]

Pengshan County in Meishan 眉山市 ( Méishān Shì), Sichuan

shānméi

山莓

[山莓]

raspberry

Wū Shān

巫山

[巫山]

Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges

Sūn Shān

孙山

[孫山]

Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar

Zhōngshān

中山

[中山]

courtesy name of Dr Sun Yat-sen
Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
Nakayama (Japanese surname)

shānzhā

山查

[山查]

variant of 山楂 (shānzhā)

Mǎshān

马山

[馬山]

Mashan county in Nanning 南寧／南宁 ( Nánníng), Guangxi

Láoshān

崂山

[嶗山]

Laoshan district of Qingdao city 青島市／青岛市, Shandong

Wūshān

巫山

[巫山]

Wushan, a county in Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

páshān

爬山

[爬山]

to climb a mountain
to mountaineer
hiking
mountaineering

shānlù

山麓

[山麓]

foothills

Jiāshān

嘉山

[嘉山]

Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefecture 滁州 ( Chúzhōu)
provincial level scenic area in Hunan

kuàngshān

矿山

[礦山]

mine

Lánshān

蓝山

[藍山]

Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州 ( Yǒngzhōu), Hunan

shānzuǐ

山嘴

[山嘴]

mountain spur

shāndì

山地

[山地]

mountainous region
hilly area
hilly country

shānhè

山壑

[山壑]

gullies
valleys

Lóngshān

龙山

[龍山]

Longshan District of Liaoyuan City 遼源市／辽源市 ( Liáoyuán Shì), Jilin
Longshan County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 ( Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)

shāngōu

山沟

[山溝]

valley
gully
mountain region

Yānshān

燕山

[燕山]

Yan mountain range across north Hebei

Cǎo Shān

草山

[草山]

Grassy Hill (hill in Hong Kong)

Wèishān

蔚山

[蔚山]

Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道／庆尚南道 ( Qìngshàngnándào), South Korea

Fāngshān

方山

[方山]

Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁／吕梁 ( Lüliáng), Shanxi 山西

Língshān

灵山

[靈山]

Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州／钦州 ( Qīnzhōu), Guangxi

Jiānshān

尖山

[尖山]

Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang

shāngāng

山冈

[山岡]

mound
small hill

shānfēng

山峰

[山峰]

(mountain) peak

Quánshān

泉山

[泉山]

Quanshan district of Xuzhou city 徐州市 ( Xúzhōushì), Jiangsu

shānyù

山芋

[山芋]

sweet potato

Cāngshān

仓山

[倉山]

Cangshan, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

the countryside
wilderness areas

Anshān

鞍山

[鞍山]

Anshan prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China

Xīnshān

新山

[新山]

Johor Bahru (city in Malaysia)

Lánshān

岚山

[嵐山]

Lanshan district of Rizhao city 日照市 ( Rìzhàoshì), Shandong

Hánshān

含山

[含山]

Hanshan, a county in Ma'anshan 馬鞍山／马鞍山 ( Mǎǎnshǎn), Anhui

Shānchéng

山城

[山城]

Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市／鹤壁市 ( Hèbìshì), Henan

Píshān

皮山

[皮山]

Pishan County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區／和田地区 ( Hétián Dìqū), Xinjiang

géshān

隔山

[隔山]

half-sibling relationship
brothers with different mother
step-

Jīnshān

金山

[金山]

Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai
Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

shānmén

山门

[山門]

monastery main gate (Buddhism)
monastery

shānyáng

山羊

[山羊]

goat
(gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse

Yíngshān

营山

[營山]

Yingshan county in Nanchong 南充 ( Nánchōng), Sichuan

Yùshān

玉山

[玉山]

Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒／上饶, Jiangxi

Méngshān

蒙山

[蒙山]

Mengshan county in Wuzhou 梧州 ( Wúzhōu), Guangxi

Jǐngshān

景山

[景山]

Jingshan (name of a hill in Jingshan park)

Yuánshān

元山

[元山]

Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea

Máo Shān

茅山

[茅山]

Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容 ( Jùróng), Jiangsu Province

Jìng Shān

静山

[靜山]

Cheng San (precinct in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore)
Cheng Shan GRC, formerly (until the 1997 elections) a group representation constituency (electoral division) in Singapore

shānruì

山瑞

[山瑞]

wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)

shānbāo

山包

[山包]

(dialect) hill

Zhōngshān

钟山

[鐘山]

Zhongshan district of Liupanshui city 六盤水市／六盘水市 ( Liùpánshuǐshì), Guizhou
Zhongshan county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi

Shānnán

山南

[山南]

Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha

Yǔshān

雨山

[雨山]

Yushan, a district of Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市／马鞍山市 ( Mǎǎnshǎn Shì), Anhui

Lèshān

乐山

[樂山]

Leshan prefecture-level city in Sichuan

Chángshān

常山

[常山]

Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州 ( Qúzhōu), Zhejiang

jiāngshān

江山

[江山]

rivers and mountains
landscape
country
state power

gūshān

孤山

[孤山]

isolated peak

Bāshān

巴山

[巴山]

Mt Ba in eastern Sichuan

Lúshān

芦山

[蘆山]

Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安 ( Yǎ'ān), Sichuan

Shānběn

山本

[山本]

Yamamoto (Japanese surname)

shānwù

山坞

[山塢]

nook; cove (in the hills)

Hèshān

鹤山

[鶴山]

Heshan district of Hebi city 鶴壁市／鹤壁市 ( Hèbìshì), Henan
Heshan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門／江门, Guangdong

shénshān

神山

[神山]

sacred mountain

Fóshān

佛山

[佛山]

Foshan, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong

bīngshān

冰山

[冰山]

iceberg
ice-covered mountain
(fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long
CL:座 (zuò)

Jiāngshān

江山

[江山]

Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou 衢州 ( Qúzhōu), Zhejiang

Shānxī

山西

[山西]

Shanxi Province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晉／晋 ( Jìn) capital Taiyuan 太原 ( Tàiyuán)

Zhúshān

竹山

[竹山]

Zhushan County in Shiyan 十堰 ( Shíyàn), Hubei
Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣／南投县 ( Nántóu Xiàn), central Taiwan

shōushān

收山

[收山]

(slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career
to pack it in
(of a gangster, prostitute etc) to get out of the game
(of a business) to cease to operate

Huòshān

霍山

[霍山]

Huoshan, a county in Lu'an 六安 ( Lù'ān), Anhui

Sōng Shān

嵩山

[嵩山]

Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)

shānwā

山洼

[山窪]

mountain hollow; mountain depression

Jiūshān

鸠山

[鳩山]

Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name
Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010

shānqū

山区

[山區]

mountain area
CL:個／个 (gè)

Shāndān

山丹

[山丹]

Shandan county in Zhangye 張掖／张掖 ( Zhāngyè), Gansu

shānméi

山鹛

[山鶥]

(bird species of China) Chinese hill warbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis)

Lánshān

兰山

[蘭山]

Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市／临沂市 ( Línyíshì), Shandong

Shānkǒu

山口

[山口]

Yamaguchi (Japanese surname and place name)
Yamaguchi prefecture in the southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州 ( Běnzhou)

Sháoshān

韶山

[韶山]

Shaoshan, county-level city in Xiangtan 湘潭 ( Xiāngtán), Hunan

Héshān

合山

[合山]

Heshan, county-level city in Laibin 來賓／来宾 ( Láibīn), Guangxi

Lúshān

庐山

[廬山]

Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot

Rǔshān

乳山

[乳山]

Rushan, county-level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong

shānjiǎo

山脚

[山腳]

foot of a mountain

Héng Shān

衡山

[衡山]

Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)
Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽／衡阳 ( Héngyáng), Hunan

Lǔshān

鲁山

[魯山]

Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山／平顶山 ( Píngdǐngshān), Henan

Guīshān

龟山

[龜山]

Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣／桃园县 ( Táoyuánxiàn), north Taiwan

fénshān

坟山

[墳山]

hill cemetery
graveyard
grave
grave mound
low wall at the back of a traditional tomb

jiǎshān

假山

[假山]

rock garden
rockery

zhènshān

镇山

[鎮山]

main mountain of a region

Bǎoshān

保山

[保山]

Baoshan prefecture-level city in Yunnan

Wánshān

丸山

[丸山]

Maruyama (Japanese surname and place name)

Běishān

北山

[北山]

northern mountain
refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan

shānshì

山势

[山勢]

topography of a mountain
features of a mountain

Nánshān

南山

[南山]

Nanshan or Namsan, common place name
Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong

shānhuǒ

山火

[山火]

wildfire
forest fire

Liánshān

连山

[連山]

Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市／葫芦岛市, Liaoning

shānpō

山坡

[山坡]

hillside

xiānshān

仙山

[仙山]

mountain of Immortals

Kūnshān

昆山

[崑山]

Kunshan, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州／苏州 ( Suzhōu), Jiangsu

Jīngshān

京山

[京山]

Jingshan county in Jingmen 荊門／荆门 ( Jīngmén), Hubei

Míngshān

名山

[名山]

famous mountain
Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安 ( Yǎ'ān), Sichuan

Fúshān

福山

[福山]

Fushan district of Yantai city 煙台市／烟台市, Shandong

shānhóng

山洪

[山洪]

deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt

Míngshān

明山

[明山]

Mingshan, a district of Benxi 本溪市 ( Běnxi Shì), Liaoning

shāndòng

山洞

[山洞]

cavern
cave

shānxiāng

山乡

[山鄉]

mountain area

shānmài

山脉

[山脈]

mountain range
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

Zhōushān

舟山

[舟山]

Zhoushan, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands)
formerly Dinghai 定海

Táoshān

桃山

[桃山]

Taoshan district of Qitaihe city 七台河 ( Qītáihé), Heilongjiang

Jūnshān

君山

[君山]

Junshan district of Yueyang city 岳陽／岳阳 ( Yuèyáng), Hunan

shānqiāng

山羌

[山羌]

(zoology) Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi); Chinese muntjac

kāishān

开山

[開山]

to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)
to open a monastery

Yánshān

盐山

[鹽山]

Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

shānshuǐ

山水

[山水]

water from a mountain
mountains and rivers
scenery
landscape

shānnàn

山难

[山難]

mountain accident

shānqiū

山丘

[山丘]

hill

Wénshān

文山

[文山]

Wenshan County in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州／文山壮族苗族自治州 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan
Wenshan District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan

shān'āo

山凹

[山凹]

col
valley

Píngshān

屏山

[屏山]

Pingshan county in Yibin 宜賓／宜宾 ( Yíbīn), Sichuan

Yángshān

阳山

[陽山]

Yangshan county in Qingyuan 清遠／清远 ( Qīngyuǎn), Guangdong

Léishān

雷山

[雷山]

Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

Shānshàng

山上

[山上]

Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan

shān'ē

山阿

[山阿]

a nook in the mountains

Xīngshān

兴山

[興山]

Xingshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗／鹤岗 ( Hègǎng), Heilongjiang
Xingshan county in Yichang 宜昌 ( Yíchāng), Hubei

Ang Shān

昂山

[昂山]

Aung San (1915-1947), Burmese general and politician, hero of Myanmar independence movement and father of Aung San Su Kyi 昂山素季 ( Ang Shān Sù Jì)

Méishān

梅山

[梅山]

Meishan Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan

Mìshān

密山

[密山]

Mishan, county-level city in Jixi 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

Máshān

麻山

[麻山]

Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

shānkuí

山葵

[山葵]

wasabi

shānshén

山神

[山神]

mountain god

Guānshān

关山

[關山]

Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan

huáishān

淮山

[淮山]

Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya), aka nagaimo

Xiàngshān

相山

[相山]

Xiangshan, a district of Huaibei City 淮北市 ( Huáibéi Shì), Anhui

shāncūn

山村

[山村]

mountain village

shānchá

山茶

[山茶]

camellia

shāndiàn

山靛

[山靛]

(botany) the spurges, the mercuries (plants of genus Mercurialis)

Báishān

白山

[白山]

Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

Dàshān

大山

[大山]

Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC

shānbāo

山胞

[山胞]

(dated) Taiwanese indigenous peoples
Taiwanese aborigine
abbr. for 山地同胞 (shāndìtóngbāo)

Fāngshān

枋山

[枋山]

Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Qīngshān

青山

[青山]

Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei
Qingshan district of Baotou city 包頭市／包头市 ( Bāotóushì), Inner Mongolia

Dōngshān

东山

[東山]

Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州 ( Zhāngzhōu), Fujian
Tungshan township in Tainan county 台南縣／台南县 ( Táinánxiàn), Taiwan

Bèngshān

蚌山

[蚌山]

Bengshan, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市 ( Bèngbu Shì), Anhui

Qíshān

岐山

[岐山]

Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞／宝鸡 ( Bǎojī), Shaanxi

Píngshān

平山

[平山]

Pingshan, a county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shijiázhuáng), Hebei
Pingshan, a district of Benxi 本溪市 ( Běnxi Shì), Liaoning

Táishān

台山

[台山]

Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門／江门, Guangdong

Héng Shān

恒山

[恆山]

Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)
Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

dēngshān

登山

[登山]

to climb a mountain
climbing
mountaineering

Yù Shān

玉山

[玉山]

Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)

Huà Shān

华山

[華山]

Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)

Yànshān

雁山

[雁山]

Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi

shānzi

山子

[山子]

rock garden
rockery

xiàshān

下山

[下山]

to go down a hill
(of the sun or moon) to set

huāngshān

荒山

[荒山]

desert mountain
barren hill

shàngshān

上山

[上山]

to climb a hill
to go to the mountains
(of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons)
to pass away
(of the sun or moon) to rise

shānnài

山奈

[山奈]

(loanword) cyanide
Kaempferia galanga (variant of 山柰 (shānnāi))

Huāshān

花山

[花山]

Huashan, a district of Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市／马鞍山市 ( Mǎǎnshǎn Shì), Anhui

Fúshān

浮山

[浮山]

Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾／临汾 ( Línfén), Shanxi

cánshān

蚕山

[蠶山]

see 蠶蔟／蚕蔟 (cáncu)

Hèshān

赫山

[赫山]

Heshan district of Yiyang city 益陽市／益阳市 ( Yìyángshì), Hunan

Kèshān

克山

[克山]

Keshan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Gū Shān

孤山

[孤山]

Solitary Hill, located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province

Xiāoshān

萧山

[蕭山]

Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市 ( Hángzhōushì), Zhejiang

Guāngshān

光山

[光山]

Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽／信阳, Henan

Wēishān

微山

[微山]

Weishan County in Jining 濟寧／济宁 ( Jǐníng), Shandong

Quèshān

确山

[確山]

Queshan county in Zhumadian 駐馬店／驻马店 ( Zhùmǎdiàn), Henan

Shānxíng

山形

[山形]

Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州 ( Běnzhōu)

Shānyáng

山阳

[山陽]

Shanyang District of Jiaozuo City 焦作市 ( Jiāozuò Shì), Henan
Shanyang County in Shangluo 商洛 ( Shāngluò), Shaanxi

shānjǐ

山脊

[山脊]

mountain ridge

zàoshān

造山

[造山]

mountain building
orogenesis (geology)

Hóngshān

红山

[紅山]

Hongshan District of Chifeng City 赤峰市 ( Chìfēng Shì), Inner Mongolia

shāngǔ

山谷

[山谷]

valley
ravine

shānzhuāng

山庄

[山莊]

manor house
villa
(used in hotel names)

shānlǐng

山岭

[山嶺]

mountain ridge

Xīshān

锡山

[錫山]

Xishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市／无锡市 ( Wúxīshì), Jiangsu

shānyuè

山岳

[山嶽]

mountain
hill
lofty mountain

Shāntián

山田

[山田]

Yamada (Japanese surname)

shānyao

山药

[山藥]

Dioscorea polystachya
yam

shāndòu

山斗

[山鬥]

leading light (of a generation etc)
(honorific appellation)

shānluán

山峦

[山巒]

mountain range
unbroken chain of peaks

Shāntíng

山亭

[山亭]

Shanting district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市／枣庄市 ( Zǎozhuāngshì), Shandong

Shāndōng

山东

[山東]

Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯／鲁 ( Lǔ), capital Jinan 濟南／济南 ( Jǐnán)

shāndǐng

山顶

[山頂]

hilltop

Túshān

嵞山

[嵞山]

Mt Tu in Zhejiang
also written 涂山

Yíshān

宜山

[宜山]

former Yishan county and town, now called Yizhou 宜州 ( Yízhōu) in Hechi 河池 ( Héchí), Guangxi

Xiùshān

秀山

[秀山]

Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

shānjiàn

山涧

[山澗]

mountain stream

Bóshān

博山

[博山]

Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市 ( Zībóshì), Shandong

Jìshān

稷山

[稷山]

Jishan county in Yuncheng 運城／运城 ( Yùnchéng), Shanxi

shānchuān

山川

[山川]

mountains and rivers
landscape

Tiěshān

铁山

[鐵山]

Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市／黄石市 ( Huángshíshì), Hubei

Shānqí

山崎

[山崎]

Yamazaki or Yamasaki (Japanese surname)

Sōngshān

松山

[松山]

Songshan or Sungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan
Matsuyama, city in Japan

shānxiāo

山魈

[山魈]

mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
legendary mountain spirit

shānyě

山野

[山野]

mountain and fields

Qíshān

旗山

[旗山]

Chishan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

kàoshān

靠山

[靠山]

patron; backer
close to a mountain

qúnshān

群山

[群山]

mountains
a range of hills

Dàishān

岱山

[岱山]

Daishan county in Zhoushan 舟山 ( Zhōushān), Zhejiang

Lièshān

烈山

[烈山]

Lieshan, a district of Huaibei City 淮北市 ( Huáibéi Shì), Anhui

bèishān

背山

[背山]

with back to the mountain (favored location)

Shānshuǐ

山水

[山水]

Sansui, Japanese company

shān'ài

山隘

[山隘]

mountain pass

Tángshān

唐山

[唐山]

Tangshan prefecture-level city in Hebei
China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese)

Qióngshān

琼山

[瓊山]

Qiongshan district of Haikou city 海口市 ( Hǎikǒushì), Hainan

Shānshān

杉山

[杉山]

Sugiyama (Japanese surname)

shānzhú

山竹

[山竹]

mangosteen

Bìshān

璧山

[璧山]

Bishan, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Xiàngshān

象山

[象山]

Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi
Xiangshan county in Ningbo 寧波／宁波 ( Níngbō), Zhejiang

Huìshān

惠山

[惠山]

Huishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市／无锡市 ( Wúxīshì), Jiangsu

shānzhài

山寨

[山寨]

fortified hill village
mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)
(fig.) knockoff (goods)
counterfeit
imitation

Qiánshān

潜山

[潛山]

Qianshan, a county-level city in Anqing 安慶／安庆 ( Anqìng), Anhui

Shǔshān

蜀山

[蜀山]

Shushan, a district of Hefei City 合肥市 ( Héféi Shì), Anhui

Tóngshān

铜山

[銅山]

Tongshan county in Xuzhou 徐州 ( Xúzhōu), Jiangsu

Huángshān

黄山

[黃山]

Huangshan, a district of Huangshan City 黃山市／黄山市 ( Huángshán Shì), Anhui

Yuánshān

员山

[員山]

Yuanshan Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣／宜兰县 ( Yílán Xiàn), Taiwan

shānliáng

山梁

[山梁]

mountain ridge

shānqiáng

山墙

[山牆]

gable

Méishān

眉山

[眉山]

Meishan prefecture-level city in Sichuan

Jīngshān

荆山

[荊山]

Thorny mountain (several)
Mt Jingshan in Hubei

guānshān

关山

[關山]

fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall)
one's hometown

xuěshān

雪山

[雪山]

snow-capped mountain

Fǔshān

釜山

[釜山]

Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道／庆尚南道 ( Qìngshàngnándào), South Korea

Yīngshān

英山

[英山]

Yingshan county in Huanggang 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei

shānzhā

山楂

[山楂]

Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida)

Gòngshān

贡山

[貢山]

Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 ( Nùjiāng Lìsùzúzìzhìzhōu) in northwest Yunnan

shānxiǎng

山响

[山響]

very loud
very noisy

Líshān

骊山

[驪山]

Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor

qīngshān

青山

[青山]

green hills
(the good) life

shānnài

山柰

[山柰]

Kaempferia galanga, one of four plants known as galangal

Yánshān

铅山

[鉛山]

Yanshan county in Shangrao 上饒／上饶 ( Shàngráo), Jiangxi

shāndiān

山巅

[山巔]

summit

shānlán

山岚

[山嵐]

(literary) mountain mist

Pánshān

盘山

[盤山]

Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦／盘锦, Liaoning

Yànshān

砚山

[硯山]

Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州／文山壮族苗族自治州 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Túshān

涂山

[涂山]

Mt Tu in Zhejiang

shēnshān

深山

[深山]

deep in the mountains

Chuánshān

船山

[船山]

Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市／遂宁市 ( Suìníngshì), Sichuan

Tàishān

泰山

[泰山]

Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle)
Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

gāoshān

高山

[高山]

high mountain; alpine mountain

shānhé

山河

[山河]

mountains and rivers
the whole country

Liángshān

梁山

[梁山]

Liangshan city and County in Jining 濟寧／济宁 ( Jǐníng), Shandong

Jīngāngshān

金刚山

[金剛山]

Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea

Tàishānxiāng

泰山乡

[泰山鄉]

Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

Guāngshānxiàn

光山县

[光山縣]

Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽／信阳, Henan

shānyaodàn

山药蛋

[山藥蛋]

(dialect) potato
rube
yokel

Xūmíshān

须弥山

[須彌山]

Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原 ( Gùyuán), Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues

Liú Yúnshān

刘云山

[劉雲山]

Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012

Hánshānqū

邯山区

[邯山區]

Hanshan district of Handan city 邯鄲市／邯郸市 ( Hándānshì), Hebei

Lánshānqū

兰山区

[蘭山區]

Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市／临沂市 ( Línyíshì), Shandong

gāoshānzhèng

高山症

[高山症]

altitude sickness
acute mountain sickness

Bāochán Shān

褒禅山

[褒禪山]

Mt Baochan in Anhui
formerly known as Mt Hua 華山／华山

Yīngshānxiàn

英山县

[英山縣]

Yingshan county in Huanggang 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei

Qílián Shān

祁连山

[祁連山]

Qilian Mountains in Qinghai

Fǔshānshì

釜山市

[釜山市]

Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道／庆尚南道 ( Qìngshàngnándào), South Korea

Tiānshānqū

天山区

[天山區]

Tianshan district (Uighur: Tiyanshan rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市／乌鲁木齐市 ( Wūlǔmùqí Shì), Xinjiang

páshānhǔ

爬山虎

[爬山虎]

Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

Shānběntóu

山本头

[山本頭]

(Tw) "Yamamoto haircut", similar to a butch cut, but with even length (no tapering on the sides and back), said to be named after Admiral Yamamoto 山本五十六 ( Shānběn Wǔshíliù)

Quánshānqū

泉山区

[泉山區]

Quanshan district of Xuzhou city 徐州市 ( Xúzhōushì), Jiangsu

Shíjǔshān

石咀山

[石咀山]

Shijushan or Shizuishan (place name)
variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山 ( Shízuǐshān), prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

Bèngshān Qū

蚌山区

[蚌山區]

Bengshan, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市 ( Bèngbu Shì), Anhui

Luòjī Shān

洛矶山

[洛磯山]

Rocky Mountains

Píngshānxiàn

平山县

[平山縣]

Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊／石家庄 ( Shíjiāzhuāng), Hebei

Bóshì Shān

博士山

[博士山]

Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia with a large Chinese community

Jǐnggāngshān

井冈山

[井岡山]

Jinggangshan, county-level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

Huángshān Qū

黄山区

[黃山區]

Huangshan, a district of Huangshan City 黃山市／黄山市 ( Huángshán Shì), Anhui

Lǔshānxiàn

鲁山县

[魯山縣]

Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山／平顶山 ( Píngdǐngshān), Henan

Cāngshān Qū

仓山区

[倉山區]

Cangshan, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

zhōngshānfú

中山服

[中山服]

Chinese tunic suit
Mao jacket
CL:件 (jiàn)

Niǎnzishān

碾子山

[碾子山]

Nianzishan district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Shāntíngqū

山亭区

[山亭區]

Shanting district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市／枣庄市 ( Zǎozhuāngshì), Shandong

Shānhǎiguān

山海关

[山海關]

Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall
Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市／秦皇岛市 ( Qínhuángdǎoshì), Hebei

Jǐnggāng Shān

井冈山

[井岡山]

Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region

lāshāntóu

拉山头

[拉山頭]

to start a clique
to form a faction

Diéshānqū

蝶山区

[蝶山區]

Dieshan district of Wuzhou city 梧州市 ( Wúzhōushì), Guangxi

Hèlán Shān

贺兰山

[賀蘭山]

Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia

Qiáobāshān

乔巴山

[喬巴山]

Choibalsan, city in Mongolia, capital of the eastern aimag (province) of Dornod
Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895-1952), Communist leader of the Mongolian People's Republic (mid-1930s-1952)

shānjiāoyīng

山鹪莺

[山鷦鶯]

(bird species of China) striated prinia (Prinia criniger)

Dàngshān Xiàn

砀山县

[碭山縣]

Dangshan, a county in Suzhou 宿州 ( Suzhòu), Anhui

Wànshān Qū

万山区

[萬山區]

Wanshan, a district of Tongren 銅仁市／铜仁市 ( Tongrén Shì), Guizhou

Jiāngshānshì

江山市

[江山市]

Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou 衢州 ( Qúzhōu), Zhejiang

shānjílíng

山鹡鸰

[山鶺鴒]

(bird species of China) forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)

shāndàonián

山道年

[山道年]

santonin (loanword)

Pǎomǎ Shān

跑马山

[跑馬山]

Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定 ( Kāngdìng), Sichuan

Tōngshānxiàn

通山县

[通山縣]

Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧／咸宁 ( Xiánníng), Hubei

Méngshānxiàn

蒙山县

[蒙山縣]

Mengshan county in Wuzhou 梧州 ( Wúzhōu), Guangxi

Yíshānxiàn

宜山县

[宜山縣]

former Yishan county, now called Yizhou 宜州 ( Yízhōu) in Hechi 河池 ( Héchí), Guangxi

Tóngbǎishān

桐柏山

[桐柏山]

Tongbai mountain range, the watershed between Huai 淮河 and Han 漢江／汉江 rivers

Wénshānzhōu

文山州

[文山州]

abbr. for 文山壯族苗族自治州／文山壮族苗族自治州 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南／云南

Fāngshānxiàn

方山县

[方山縣]

Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁／吕梁 ( Lüliáng), Shanxi 山西

Mángshānxíng

邙山行

[邙山行]

a form of Yuefu 樂府／乐府 mourning song or elegy
lit. to visit a tomb on Mt Mang

Wǔshānjī

武山鸡

[武山雞]

see 烏骨雞／乌骨鸡 (wūgǔjī)
black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie

Píngshān Qū

平山区

[平山區]

Pingshan, a district of Benxi 本溪市 ( Běnxi Shì), Liaoning

Chángbáishān

长白山

[長白山]

Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山／白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology

Kùkèshān

库克山

[庫克山]

Mt Cook on New Zealand South Island, national park and highest peak

huīshānchún

灰山鹑

[灰山鶉]

(bird species of China) grey partridge (Perdix perdix)

Gāngshān Qū

冈山区

[岡山區]

Gangshan District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

xiēshāndǐng

歇山顶

[歇山頂]

(East Asian) hip-and-gable roof

Māo'érshān

猫儿山

[貓兒山]

Kitten Mountain, Guangxi

shāngōugōu

山沟沟

[山溝溝]

(coll.) remote valley; backwoods

Shānhǎi Jīng

山海经

[山海經]

Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc

Dàqīng Shān

大青山

[大青山]

Daqing Mountain in Hohhot 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia

Zhúshān Zhèn

竹山镇

[竹山鎮]

Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣／南投县 ( Nántóu Xiàn), central Taiwan

shānlíchún

山梨醇

[山梨醇]

sorbitol C6H14O6 (sugar substitute and mild laxative)

zàoshāndài

造山带

[造山帶]

orogenic belt (geology)

Kūnshānshì

昆山市

[崑山市]

Kunshan, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州／苏州 ( Sūzhōu), Jiangsu

Liángshānshì

梁山市

[梁山市]

Liangshan city in Shandong

Liánshānqū

连山区

[連山區]

Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市／葫芦岛市, Liaoning

Xīsàishān

西塞山

[西塞山]

Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市／黄石市 ( Huángshíshì), Hubei

Guīshānxiāng

龟山乡

[龜山鄉]

Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣／桃园县 ( Táoyuánxiàn), north Taiwan

Jìshānxiàn

稷山县

[稷山縣]

Jishan county in Yuncheng 運城／运城 ( Yùnchéng), Shanxi

Wǔzhǐ Shān

五指山

[五指山]

Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan
Wuzhishan City, Hainan

Gāoshānzú

高山族

[高山族]

Gaoshan aborigines (Taiwan), "mountain tribes" (Tw)
Taiwanese aborigines (PRC)

huǒshāndòu

火山豆

[火山豆]

macadamia nut

huǒyànshān

火焰山

[火焰山]

Mountain of Flames of legend
fig. insurmountable obstacle
Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang

Diànshān Hú

淀山湖

[澱山湖]

Dianshan Lake in Shanghai

Jīnshāntún

金山屯

[金山屯]

Jinshantun District of Yichun 伊春市 ( Yichūn Shì), Heilongjiang

Xiáshān Qū

霞山区

[霞山區]

Xiashan District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市 ( Zhànjiāng Shì), Guangdong

Wànyángshān

万洋山

[萬洋山]

Mt Wanyang between Jiangxi and Hunan

Yán Xīshān

阎锡山

[閻錫山]

Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi

Hànná Shān

汉拿山

[漢拿山]

Hallasan Mountain or Mount Halla, highest mountain in South Korea

Láishānqū

莱山区

[萊山區]

Laishan district of Yantai city 煙台市／烟台市, Shandong

Bāguà Shān

八卦山

[八卦山]

Bagua Mountain, Taiwan

Yuánbǎoshān

元宝山

[元寶山]

Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia

Hánshān Xiàn

含山县

[含山縣]

Hanshan, a county in Ma'anshan 馬鞍山／马鞍山 ( Mǎǎnshǎn), Anhui

Mǎ'ānshān

马鞍山

[馬鞍山]

Ma'anshan prefecture-level city in Anhui

Bǎoshānqū

宝山区

[寶山區]

Baoshang district of Shanghai
Baoshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang

Liánshānxiàn

连山县

[連山縣]

Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠／清远 ( Qīngyuǎn), Guangdong

Xī'ānshān

锡安山

[錫安山]

Mount Zion

Jiānshānqū

尖山区

[尖山區]

Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山／双鸭山 ( Shuāngyāshān), Heilongjiang

Zhūguǎng Shān

诸广山

[諸廣山]

Mt Zhuguang between Jiangxi and Hunan

shānzhàijī

山寨机

[山寨機]

knockoff cell phone; counterfeit phone

gāoshānbìng

高山病

[高山病]

altitude sickness
acute mountain sickness

Yángmíng Shān

阳明山

[陽明山]

Mt Yangming in Hunan
Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei

Báitóushān

白头山

[白頭山]

Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山／长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology

Yángshānxiàn

阳山县

[陽山縣]

Yangshan county in Qingyuan 清遠／清远 ( Qīngyuǎn), Guangdong

Héngshān Xiàn

横山县

[橫山縣]

Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

Guóhuìshān

国会山

[國會山]

Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

shāngālá

山旮旯

[山旮旯]

recess in mountains

Shǔshān Qū

蜀山区

[蜀山區]

Shushan, a district of Hefei City 合肥市 ( Héféi Shì), Anhui

Qíshān Xiàn

岐山县

[岐山縣]

Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞／宝鸡 ( Bǎojī), Shaanxi

Shān'ànzuò

山案座

[山案座]

Mensa (constellation)

huǒshāndài

火山带

[火山帶]

volcanic belt

Shuāngyāshān

双鸭山

[雙鴨山]

Shuangyashan, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

Lúshānxiàn

芦山县

[蘆山縣]

Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安 ( Yǎ'ān), Sichuan

Chángshānxiàn

常山县

[常山縣]

Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州 ( Qúzhōu), Zhejiang

Lángfèngshān

阆凤山

[閬鳳山]

Langfeng Mountain
same as Langyuan 閬苑／阆苑 ( Làngyuàn) paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends

qīngshānzhōu

青山州

[青山州]

Vermont (green mountain state)

Hóngshānqū

洪山区

[洪山區]

Hongshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei

Zhōngshānxiàn

钟山县

[鐘山縣]

Zhongshan county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi

Yuánshānshì

元山市

[元山市]

Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea

kāishāndāo

开山刀

[開山刀]

machete

Shíjǐngshān

石景山

[石景山]

Shijingshan, an inner district of west Beijing

Zhōngnán Shān

终南山

[終南山]

Zhongnan Mountains, near Xi'an
also known as the Taiyi Mountains

Zhōngshān Líng

中山陵

[中山陵]

Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing

Wànshòushān

万寿山

[萬壽山]

Longevity Hill in the Summer Palace 頤和園／颐和园 ( Yíhéyuán), Beijing

Xiànshǒushān

岘首山

[峴首山]

Mt Xianshou in Hubei

Tàihángshān

太行山

[太行山]

Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi

shānshuǐhuà

山水画

[山水畫]

landscape painting

Fóshān Shì

佛山市

[佛山市]

Foshan, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong

shānyángróng

山羊绒

[山羊絨]

cashmere

Dàishānxiàn

岱山县

[岱山縣]

Daishan county in Zhoushan 舟山 ( Zhōushān), Zhejiang

Jiāshānxiàn

嘉山县

[嘉山縣]

Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefecture 滁州 ( Chúzhōu)

Sūn Zhōngshān

孙中山

[孫中山]

Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨／国民党
same as 孫逸仙／孙逸仙

Rǔshānshì

乳山市

[乳山市]

Rushan, county-level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong

Tiāntāi Shān

天台山

[天台山]

Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興／绍兴 ( Shàoxīng) in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗 ( Tiāntáizōng)

Yuánshān Xiāng

员山乡

[員山鄉]

Yuanshan Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣／宜兰县 ( Yílán Xiàn), Taiwan

Língshānxiàn

灵山县

[靈山縣]

Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州／钦州 ( Qīnzhōu), Guangxi

Shānxíngxiàn

山形县

[山形縣]

Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州 ( Běnzhōu)

Fúshānqū

福山区

[福山區]

Fushan district of Yantai city 煙台市／烟台市, Shandong

běishānyáng

北山羊

[北山羊]

ibex

Dānxiá Shān

丹霞山

[丹霞山]

Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶關／韶关 ( Sháoguān), Guangdong

Xiàngshānqū

象山区

[象山區]

Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi

Fángshān Qū

房山区

[房山區]

Fangshan, a district of Beijing

Jīngshānxiàn

京山县

[京山縣]

Jingshan county in Jingmen 荊門／荆门 ( Jīngmén), Hubei

pānshānjiā

攀山家

[攀山家]

mountaineer (HK)

shāndìchē

山地车

[山地車]

mountain bike

Bǎoshānshì

保山市

[保山市]

Baoshan prefecture-level city in Yunnan

fàngshānjī

放山鸡

[放山雞]

free-range chicken

Liángshān Xiàn

梁山县

[梁山縣]

Liangshan County in Jining 濟寧／济宁 ( Jǐníng), Shandong

Fúniúshān

伏牛山

[伏牛山]

Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈／秦岭山脉 ( Qínlǐngshānmài), Shaanxi

méishānquè

煤山雀

[煤山雀]

(bird species of China) coal tit (Periparus ater)

Bāgōngshān

八公山

[八公山]

Bagongshan, a district of Huainan City 淮南市 ( Huáinán Shì), Anhui

Yuèlù Shān

岳麓山

[岳麓山]

Mt Yuelu in Changsha 長沙／长沙 ( Chángshā), famous for scenery, temples and tombs

Wénshānxiàn

文山线

[文山線]

Taipei Metro Wenshan Line (known as the Muzha Line 木柵線／木栅线 ( Mùzhàxiàn) prior to October 8, 2009)

Huāshān Qū

花山区

[花山區]

Huashan, a district of Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市／马鞍山市 ( Mǎǎnshǎn Shì), Anhui

Dàyǔ Shān

大屿山

[大嶼山]

Lantau Island, an island in Hong Kong

Héngshānxiāng

横山乡

[橫山鄉]

Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

shùnshāndǎo

顺山倒

[順山倒]

Timber! (lumberjack's warning call)

shānmáojǔ

山毛榉

[山毛櫸]

beech

Xīngshānqū

兴山区

[興山區]

Xingshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗／鹤岗 ( Hègǎng), Heilongjiang

Tàibái Shān

太白山

[太白山]

Mt Taibai in Shaanxi

Péngshān Xiàn

彭山县

[彭山縣]

Pengshan County in Meishan 眉山市 ( Méishān Shì), Sichuan

shānzhàihuò

山寨货

[山寨貨]

a fake; imitation or counterfeit product

Yùshānxiàn

玉山县

[玉山縣]

Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒／上饶, Jiangxi

ānshānyán

安山岩

[安山岩]

andesite (geology)

dēngshānjiā

登山家

[登山家]

mountaineer

Jiàotáng Shān

教堂山

[教堂山]

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

huǒshānxué

火山学

[火山學]

volcanology

Jiǔgōng Shān

九宫山

[九宮山]

Jiugong Mountains (the location of Jiugong Mountain National Park), in Tongshan County, Xianning 咸寧／咸宁 ( Xiánníng), Hubei

Xiǎotāngshān

小汤山

[小湯山]

Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality

Luòjī Shān

落基山

[落基山]

Rocky Mountains in West US and Canada

Alǐ Shān

阿里山

[阿里山]

Alishan mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan

Báishānshì

白山市

[白山市]

Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

Diàobīngshān

调兵山

[調兵山]

Mt Diaobingshan in Tieling
Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市／铁岭市 ( Tiělǐngshì), Liaoning

Mǎshānxiàn

马山县

[馬山縣]

Mashan county in Nanning 南寧／南宁 ( Nánníng), Guangxi

Hégēshān

和歌山

[和歌山]

Wakayama prefecture in central Japan

Pǔtuóshān

普陀山

[普陀山]

Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音／观音 (Avalokiteśvara)

Tóngshānxiàn

铜山县

[銅山縣]

Tongshan county in Xuzhou 徐州 ( Xúzhōu), Jiangsu

Wèishānshì

蔚山市

[蔚山市]

Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道／庆尚南道 ( Qìngshàngnándào), South Korea

Wǔtái Shān

五台山

[五臺山]

Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西 ( Shānxī), one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊 ( Wénshū)

Qióngshānshì

琼山市

[瓊山市]

Qiongshan city, Hainan

huóhuǒshān

活火山

[活火山]

active volcano

Xīngshānxiàn

兴山县

[興山縣]

Xingshan county in Yichang 宜昌 ( Yíchāng), Hubei

shānyúcài

山萮菜

[山萮菜]

wasabi

huǒshānlì

火山砾

[火山礫]

lapillus
lapilli

Jiǔhuá Shān

九华山

[九華山]

Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains

Shízuǐshān

石嘴山

[石嘴山]

Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

Què'ér Shān

雀儿山

[雀兒山]

Chola Mountains in Sichuan

Guānshānzhèn

关山镇

[關山鎮]

Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan

Gǔshānqū

鼓山区

[鼓山區]

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市 ( Gāoxióngshì), south Taiwan

Lóngshān Qū

龙山区

[龍山區]

Longshan District of Liaoyuan city 遼源市／辽源市 ( Liáoyuán Shì), Jilin

Yánshān Xiàn

铅山县

[鉛山縣]

Yanshan County in Shangrao 上饒／上饶 ( Shàngráo), Jiangxi

Jīnshānqū

金山区

[金山區]

Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai

Pánshānxiàn

盘山县

[盤山縣]

Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦／盘锦, Liaoning

Xiāngshān Qū

香山区

[香山區]

Hsiangshan, a district of Hsinchu 新竹市 ( Xinzhū Shì), Taiwan

shānhétao

山核桃

[山核桃]

hickory

Lèshānshì

乐山市

[樂山市]

Leshan prefecture-level city in Sichuan

Qiánshān Shì

潜山市

[潛山市]

Qianshan, a county-level city in Anqing 安慶／安庆 ( Anqìng), Anhui

Yánshānxiàn

盐山县

[鹽山縣]

Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

Bùzhōu Shān

不周山

[不周山]

Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend

Qīngshānhú

青山湖

[青山湖]

Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

shāndāndān

山丹丹

[山丹丹]

see 山丹 (shāndān)

Dúshānxiàn

独山县

[獨山縣]

Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

Qīngshānqū

青山区

[青山區]

Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei
Qingshan district of Baotou city 包頭市／包头市 ( Bāotóushì), Inner Mongolia

Sháoshānshì

韶山市

[韶山市]

Shaoshan, county-level city in Xiangtan 湘潭 ( Xiāngtán), Hunan

Fúshānxiàn

浮山县

[浮山縣]

Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾／临汾 ( Línfén), Shanxi

Qíshānzhèn

旗山镇

[旗山鎮]

Chishan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

gǎnlǎnshān

橄榄山

[橄欖山]

Mount of Olives (in the Christian passion story)

dēngshānkòu

登山扣

[登山扣]

carabiner

Wǔyíshān

武夷山

[武夷山]

Mt Wuyi in Fujian
Wuyishan nature reserve
Wuyishan, county-level city in Nanping 南平 ( Nánpíng) Fujian

Wáng Qíshān

王岐山

[王岐山]

Wang Qishan (1948-), PRC politician

Bìshān Qū

璧山区

[璧山區]

Bishan, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Xiàngshān Qū

相山区

[相山區]

Xiangshan, a district of Huaibei City 淮北市 ( Huáibéi Shì), Anhui

Táishānshì

台山市

[台山市]

Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門／江门, Guangdong

Shānxī Shěng

山西省

[山西省]

Shanxi Province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晉／晋 ( Jìn) capital Taiyuan 太原 ( Tàiyuán)

Fèngshānshì

凤山市

[鳳山市]

Fengshan city in Taiwan

Lángyá Shān

狼牙山

[狼牙山]

Mount Langya in Hebei

Bǎoshānxiāng

宝山乡

[寶山鄉]

Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

Huìshānqū

惠山区

[惠山區]

Huishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市／无锡市 ( Wúxīshì), Jiangsu

Duànbèi Shān

断背山

[斷背山]

Brokeback Mountain, 2005 English-language film by Ang Lee 李安 ( Lǐ An)

Xióng'ěrshān

熊耳山

[熊耳山]

Mt Xiong'er national geological park in 棗莊／枣庄 ( Zǎozhuāng), south Shandong

Chuánshānqū

船山区

[船山區]

Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市／遂宁市 ( Suìníngshì), Sichuan

Sōngshān Qū

松山区

[松山區]

Songshan or Sungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan
Songshan District of Chifeng City 赤峰市 ( Chìfēng Shì), Inner Mongolia

Luófúshān

罗浮山

[羅浮山]

Mt Luofushan in Zengcheng county, Guangdong

Héngshān Qū

恒山区

[恆山區]

Hengshan District of Jixi city 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

Fāng Wénshān

方文山

[方文山]

Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist

Píngdǐngshān

平顶山

[平頂山]

Pingdingshan, prefecture-level city in Henan

Lánshānxiàn

蓝山县

[藍山縣]

Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州 ( Yǒngzhōu), Hunan

zhōngshānzhuāng

中山装

[中山裝]

Chinese tunic suit

Kèshānxiàn

克山县

[克山縣]

Keshan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Yàndàngshān

雁荡山

[雁蕩山]

Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang

shānshuǐshī

山水诗

[山水詩]

shanshui poetry, genre of Classical Chinese poetry

Fèngshānxiàn

凤山县

[鳳山縣]

Fengshan county in Hezhou 賀州／贺州 ( Hèzhōu), Guangxi

Bābǎoshān

八宝山

[八寶山]

Mt Babao in Haidian district of Beijing

shānlǎnkē

山榄科

[山欖科]

Sapotaceae (botany)

Fùshì Shān

富士山

[富士山]

Mt. Fuji, Japan

Tánxiāngshān

檀香山

[檀香山]

Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
also transliterated as 火奴魯魯／火奴鲁鲁

Tángshānshì

唐山市

[唐山市]

Tangshan, prefecture-level city in Hebei

Qīngchéngshān

青城山

[青城山]

Mount Qingcheng

Shānlíxiàn

山梨县

[山梨縣]

Yamanashi prefecture, Japan

Lánshānqū

岚山区

[嵐山區]

Lanshan district of Rizhao city 日照市 ( Rìzhàoshì), Shandong

Jiùjīnshān

旧金山

[舊金山]

San Francisco, California

Xuěyuè Shān

雪岳山

[雪嶽山]

Seoraksan, mountain near Sokcho, South Korea

Huòshān Xiàn

霍山县

[霍山縣]

Huoshan, a county in Lu'an 六安 ( Lù'ān), Anhui

Anshānshì

鞍山市

[鞍山市]

Anshan prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China

Luóxiāo Shān

罗霄山

[羅霄山]

Luoxiao Mountains, mountain range straddling the border between Jiangxi and Hunan

Shānkǒuxiàn

山口县

[山口縣]

Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州 ( Běnzhōu)

shānyúcài

山嵛菜

[山嵛菜]

variant of 山萮菜 (shānyúcài)

Yǔshān Qū

雨山区

[雨山區]

Yushan, a district of Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市／马鞍山市 ( Mǎǎnshǎn Shì), Anhui

Zhù Zhīshān

祝枝山

[祝枝山]

Zhu Zhishan (1460-1526), Ming calligrapher and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

An Lùshān

安禄山

[安祿山]

An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂／安史之乱 ( An Shǐzhī Luàn)

Láoshānqū

崂山区

[嶗山區]

Laoshan district of Qingdao city 青島市／青岛市, Shandong

Bóshānqū

博山区

[博山區]

Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市 ( Zībóshì), Shandong

Hèshānshì

鹤山市

[鶴山市]

Heshan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門／江门, Guangdong

Quèshānxiàn

确山县

[確山縣]

Queshan county in Zhumadian 駐馬店／驻马店 ( Zhùmǎdiàn), Henan

Jīnshānxiāng

金山乡

[金山鄉]

Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

Héngshānxiàn

衡山县

[衡山縣]

Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽／衡阳 ( Héngyáng), Hunan

Luòjī Shān

洛基山

[洛基山]

Rocky Mountains
also written 洛磯山／洛矶山

Aěrshān

阿尔山

[阿爾山]

Arxan, county-level city, Mongolian Rashaant xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

Táishānhuà

台山话

[台山話]

Taishanese, a language of the Yue language group 粵語／粤语 ( Yuèyǔ) spoken in Jiangmen 江門／江门 ( Jiāngmén) and in the Chinatowns of North America

Fāngshānxiāng

枋山乡

[枋山鄉]

Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣／屏东县 ( Píngdōng Xiàn), Taiwan

Zhōngshān Shì

中山市

[中山市]

Zhongshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省／广东省 ( Guǎngdōng Shěng) in south China, close to Dr Sun Yat-sen's birthplace

Shāngǔ Shì

山谷市

[山谷市]

the Valley, capital of Anguilla

Zhúshānxiàn

竹山县

[竹山縣]

Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰 ( Shíyàn), Hubei

Hèshānqū

鹤山区

[鶴山區]

Heshan district of Hebi city 鶴壁市／鹤壁市 ( Hèbìshì), Henan

Shāndānxiàn

山丹县

[山丹縣]

Shandan county in Zhangye 張掖／张掖 ( Zhāngyè), Gansu

Tángjiāshān

唐家山

[唐家山]

area in Beichuan county Sichuan

Dōngshān Xiāng

冬山乡

[冬山鄉]

Dongshan or Tungshan Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣／宜兰县 ( Yílán Xiàn), Taiwan

Dōngshānxiàn

东山县

[東山縣]

Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州 ( Zhāngzhōu), Fujian

Lángyá Shān

琅琊山

[瑯琊山]

Mt Langya in eastern Anhui Province

huǒshānmáo

火山毛

[火山毛]

(geology) Pele's hair

Máshānqū

麻山区

[麻山區]

Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

Gòngshānxiàn

贡山县

[貢山縣]

Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 ( Nùjiāng Lìsùzúzìzhìzhōu) in northwest Yunnan

Yíngshānxiàn

营山县

[營山縣]

Yingshan county in Nanchong 南充 ( Nánchōng), Sichuan

Báishānzōng

白山宗

[白山宗]

Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia

Zhào Běnshān

赵本山

[趙本山]

Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian

huǒshānyán

火山岩

[火山岩]

volcanic rock

guòshānchē

过山车

[過山車]

roller coaster

Shānkǒuyáng

山口洋

[山口洋]

Singkawang city (Kalimantan, Indonesia)

chuānshānjiǎ

穿山甲

[穿山甲]

pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
scaly ant-eater

Shānchéngqū

山城区

[山城區]

Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市／鹤壁市 ( Hèbìshì), Henan

Shānxīshòu

山西兽

[山西獸]

Shansitherium fuguensis (early giraffe)

Gāngshānxiàn

冈山县

[岡山縣]

Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州 ( Běnzhōu)

Shāndájī

山达基

[山達基]

Scientology

Xiàngshānxiàn

象山县

[象山縣]

Xiangshan county in Ningbo 寧波／宁波 ( Níngbō), Zhejiang

shāncháhuā

山茶花

[山茶花]

camellia

Qiónglái Shān

邛崃山

[邛崍山]

Qionglai Mountains in western Sichuan between the Min 岷江 ( Mín Jiāng) and Dadu 大渡河 ( Dàdù Hé) rivers

Wēishān Xiàn

微山县

[微山縣]

Weishan County in Jining 濟寧／济宁 ( Jǐníng), Shandong

Yíshānzhèn

宜山镇

[宜山鎮]

former Yizhan town, now called Yizhou, county-level city 宜州市 ( Yízhōushì) in Hechi 河池 ( Héchí), Guangxi

Kūnlúnshān

昆仑山

[崑崙山]

Kunlun Mountain range

Shānyáng Xiàn

山阳县

[山陽縣]

Shanyang County in Shangluo 商洛 ( Shāngluò), Shaanxi

dēngshānchē

登山车

[登山車]

mountain bike (Tw)

Eméishān

峨嵋山

[峨嵋山]

Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢／普贤

tiāoshāngōng

挑山工

[挑山工]

laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles

Xīshānqū

西山区

[西山區]

Xishan district of Kunming city 昆明市 ( Kūnmíngshì), Yunnan

shānjiāoyú

山椒鱼

[山椒魚]

Hynobius formosanus
Taiwan salamander

Jiāshānsì

夹山寺

[夾山寺]

Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen county 石門縣／石门县 ( Shíménxiàn), Changde 常德 ( Chángdé), Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 ( Lǐ Zìchéng)

dàshānquè

大山雀

[大山雀]

(bird species of China) great tit (Parus major)

Cháyá Shān

嵖岈山

[嵖岈山]

Chaya Mountain in Zhumadian 駐馬店／驻马店 ( Zhùmǎdiàn), Henan

Lièshān Qū

烈山区

[烈山區]

Lieshan, a district of Huaibei City 淮北市 ( Huáibéi Shì), Anhui

Tàishānqū

泰山区

[泰山區]

Taishan district of Tai'an city 泰安市 ( Tài'ānshì), Shandong

Wénshān Qū

文山区

[文山區]

Wenshan District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan

Shīzishān

狮子山

[獅子山]

(Tw) Sierra Leone

kǎndàshān

砍大山

[砍大山]

to chat (1980s Beijing slang)
to chew the fat

Píngshānxiàn

屏山县

[屏山縣]

Pingshan county in Yibin 宜賓／宜宾 ( Yíbīn), Sichuan

shānzàoméi

山噪鹛

[山噪鶥]

(bird species of China) plain laughingthrush (Garrulax davidi)

Tiěshānqū

铁山区

[鐵山區]

Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市／黄石市 ( Huángshíshì), Hubei

Eshānxiàn

峨山县

[峨山縣]

Eshan Yizu autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪 ( Yùxī), Yunnan

Dàbiéshān

大别山

[大別山]

Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces

yěshānjiāo

野山椒

[野山椒]

same as 朝天椒 (cháotiānjiāo)

Gāngshānzhèn

冈山镇

[岡山鎮]

Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣／高雄县 ( Gāoxióngxiàn), southwest Taiwan

Qióngshānqū

琼山区

[瓊山區]

Qiongshan district of Haikou city 海口市 ( Hǎikǒushì), Hainan

zìliúshān

自留山

[自留山]

hilly land allotted for private use

Wūshān Xiàn

巫山县

[巫山縣]

Wushan, a county in Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Lìshānqū

立山区

[立山區]

Lishan district of Anshan city 鞍山市 ( Anshānshì), Liaoning

Mìshānshì

密山市

[密山市]

Mishan, county-level city in Jixi 雞西／鸡西 ( Jīxī), Heilongjiang

Dúshānzǐ

独山子

[獨山子]

Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市／克拉玛依市 ( Kèlāmǎyī Shì), Xinjiang

shānzhāgāo

山楂糕

[山楂糕]

haw jelly, a sweet jelly popular in northern China, made from Chinese hawthorn fruit

Míngshān Qū

明山区

[明山區]

Mingshan, a district of Benxi 本溪市 ( Běnxi Shì), Liaoning

Yànshānxiàn

砚山县

[硯山縣]

Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州／文山壮族苗族自治州 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

shānnàijiǎ

山奈钾

[山奈鉀]

potassium cyanide KCN

Wénshānxiàn

文山县

[文山縣]

Wenshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州／文山壮族苗族自治州 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Lóngshān Xiàn

龙山县

[龍山縣]

Longshan County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 ( Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu)

Liùpán Shān

六盘山

[六盤山]

Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China

Wǔgōngshān

武功山

[武功山]

Mt Wugong in Jiangxi

Hèshānqū

赫山区

[赫山區]

Heshan district of Yiyang city 益陽市／益阳市 ( Yìyángshì), Hunan

huǒshānkǒu

火山口

[火山口]

volcanic crater

Xiàngbí Shān

象鼻山

[象鼻山]

Elephant Trunk Hill in Guilin, Guangxi

jīnshānsì

金山寺

[金山寺]

Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)

Nánshānqū

南山区

[南山區]

Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Nanshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗／鹤岗 ( Hègǎng), Heilongjiang

Lóngménshān

龙门山

[龍門山]

Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line
Mt Longmen in Shandong
Mt Longmen in Henan

Báishānpài

白山派

[白山派]

Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia

Héshānshì

合山市

[合山市]

Heshan, county-level city in Laibin 來賓／来宾 ( Láibīn), Guangxi

Shānyīnxiàn

山阴县

[山陰縣]

Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州 ( Shuòzhōu), Shanxi

Yànshānqū

雁山区

[雁山區]

Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi

Qiānshānqū

千山区

[千山區]

Qianshan district of Anshan city 鞍山市 ( Anshānshì), Liaoning

shānruìbiē

山瑞鳖

[山瑞鱉]

wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)

Shānyáng Qū

山阳区

[山陽區]

Shanyang District of Jiaozuo city 焦作市 ( Jiāozuòshì), Henan

Hóngshān Qū

红山区

[紅山區]

Hongshan District of Chifeng City 赤峰市 ( Chìfēng Shì), Inner Mongolia

Yángshān Gǎng

洋山港

[洋山港]

see 洋山深水港 ( Yángshān Shēnshuǐgǎng)

Píshān Xiàn

皮山县

[皮山縣]

Pishan County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區／和田地区 ( Hétián Dìqū), Xinjiang

Wēishānxiàn

巍山县

[巍山縣]

Weishan Yi and Hui autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 ( Dàlǐ Báizúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Wǔshānxiàn

武山县

[武山縣]

Wushan county in Tianshui 天水 ( Tiānshuǐ), Gansu

Xiāoshānqū

萧山区

[蕭山區]

Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市 ( Hángzhōushì), Zhejiang

Màotiān Shān

帽天山

[帽天山]

Mt Maotian in Chengjiang County 澄江縣／澄江县 ( Chéngjiáng Xiàn), Yuxi, east Yunnan

Jūnshānqū

君山区

[君山區]

Junshan district of Yueyang city 岳陽／岳阳 ( Yuèyáng), Hunan

Luóshānxiàn

罗山县

[羅山縣]

Luoshan county in Xinyang 信陽／信阳, Henan

yìngshānhóng

映山红

[映山紅]

Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii)

Zhìyì Shān

智异山

[智異山]

Jirisan or Mount Chiri, mountain in the south of South Korea

Zǐjīn Shān

紫金山

[紫金山]

Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum

kǎndàshān

侃大山

[侃大山]

to chatter idly
to gossip
to boast or brag

huánxíngshān

环形山

[環形山]

crater
ring-shaped mountain

Asū Shān

阿苏山

[阿蘇山]

Mount Aso, active volcano in Kyushu, Japan

Hēishānxiàn

黑山县

[黑山縣]

Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州／锦州, Liaoning

Wǔdāngshān

武当山

[武當山]

Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei

shānzhūyú

山茱萸

[山茱萸]

Japanese cornel (Cornus officinalis)

Xǔ Dìshān

许地山

[許地山]

Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist

Dōngshānqū

东山区

[東山區]

Dongshan district (Uighur: Dungsen Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市／乌鲁木齐市 ( Wūlǔmùqí Shì), Xinjiang
Dongshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗／鹤岗 ( Hègǎng), Heilongjiang

Shāndōng Shěng

山东省

[山東省]

Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯／鲁 ( Lǔ), capital Jinan 濟南／济南 ( Jǐnán)

shānmáquè

山麻雀

[山麻雀]

(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)

Xīshānqū

锡山区

[錫山區]

Xishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市／无锡市 ( Wúxīshì), Jiangsu

gāoshānqū

高山区

[高山區]

alpine district

Huāguǒ Shān

花果山

[花果山]

Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記／西游记 ( Xīyóu Jì), tourist destination
(also the name of mountains in other parts of China)

Eméi Shān

峨眉山

[峨眉山]

Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢／普贤 ( Pǔxián)
Emeishan city

dàshānmāo

大山猫

[大山貓]

Lynx rufus

huǒshāndǎo

火山岛

[火山島]

volcanic island

shānbānjiū

山斑鸠

[山斑鳩]

(bird species of China) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

bànshānqū

半山区

[半山區]

mid-levels (in Hong Kong)

huǒshānhuī

火山灰

[火山灰]

volcanic ash

Xiāo Yīshān

萧一山

[蕭一山]

Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty

Méishān Shì

眉山市

[眉山市]

Meishan prefecture-level city in Sichuan

Sānshānqū

三山区

[三山區]

Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市／芜湖市 ( Wúhúshì), Anhui

Jiǔyí Shān

九嶷山

[九嶷山]

Jiuyi Mountains in Hunan on the border with Guangdong

Xīnài Shān

西奈山

[西奈山]

Mount Sinai

yíshānzhì

移山志

[移山志]

the will to move mountains
fig. high ambitions

shānhuángjiū

山皇鸠

[山皇鳩]

(bird species of China) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)

Huángshānshì

黄山市

[黃山市]

Huangshan prefecture-level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui

Dàqìngshān

大箐山

[大箐山]

Daqingshan County in Heilongjiang province

Xiùshān Xiàn

秀山县

[秀山縣]

Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Xīnǎi Shān

西乃山

[西乃山]

Mount Sinai

Shānyángzuò

山羊座

[山羊座]

Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Japanese variant of 魔羯座

Míngshānxiàn

名山县

[名山縣]

Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安 ( Yǎ'ān), Sichuan

Zhōushānshì

舟山市

[舟山市]

Zhoushan, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands)
formerly Dinghai 定海

Lúshānqū

庐山区

[廬山區]

Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi

Táoshānqū

桃山区

[桃山區]

Taoshan district of Qitaihe city 七台河 ( Qītáihé), Heilongjiang

Shān Shānbīn

杉山彬

[杉山彬]

Tsugiyama Akira, secretary at the Japanese legation killed during the Boxer uprising

Zhūshānqū

珠山区

[珠山區]

Zhushan district of Jingdezhen City 景德鎮市／景德镇市 ( Jǐngdézhèn Shì), Jiangxi

Shānhézhèn

山河镇

[山河鎮]

Shanhe town in Zhengning county 正寧縣／正宁县 ( Zhèngníngxiàn), Qingyang 慶陽／庆阳 ( Qìngyáng), Gansu

Zhōngshānqū

钟山区

[鐘山區]

Zhongshan district of Liupanshui city 六盤水市／六盘水市 ( Liùpánshuǐshì), Guizhou

Zhōngshān Qū

中山区

[中山區]

Zhongshan or Chungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan
Zhongshan District of Dalian 大連市／大连市 ( Dàliánshì), Liaoning
Chungshan District of Keelung City 基隆市 ( Jīlóngshì), Taiwan

Léishānxiàn

雷山县

[雷山縣]

Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州／黔东南州 ( Qiándōngnánzhōu), Guizhou

Méishān Xiāng

梅山乡

[梅山鄉]

Meishan Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan

xǐshānkuáng

喜山𫛭

[喜山鵟]

(bird species of China) Himalayan buzzard (Buteo burmanicus)

dāoshānhuǒhǎi

刀山火海

[刀山火海]

lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
fig. extreme danger (idiom)

xiǎnshānlùshuǐ

显山露水

[顯山露水]

to reveal one's talent (idiom)

gāoshānquèméi

高山雀鹛

[高山雀鶥]

(bird species of China) Chinese fulvetta (Fulvetta striaticollis)

mànshānbiànyě

漫山遍野

[漫山遍野]

lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom)
fig. as far as the eye can see
covering everything
omnipresent

Yuǎndōngshānquè

远东山雀

[遠東山雀]

(bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor)

huǒshānhuītǔ

火山灰土

[火山灰土]

andosol (soil taxonomy)

Wǔyíshānshì

武夷山市

[武夷山市]

Wuyishan, county-level city in Nanping 南平 ( Nánpíng) Fujian

báiméishānquè

白眉山雀

[白眉山雀]

(bird species of China) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus)

dōngshānzàiqǐ

东山再起

[東山再起]

lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback

Hèlán Shānmài

贺兰山脉

[賀蘭山脈]

Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia

Aěrshānshì

阿尔山市

[阿爾山市]

Arxan, county-level city, Mongolian Rashaant xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

ānrú Tài Shān

安如泰山

[安如泰山]

as secure as Mount Taishan
as solid as a rock

Tiěshāngǎngqū

铁山港区

[鐵山港區]

Tieshangang district of Beihai city 北海市 ( Běihǎishì), Guangxi

Niǎnzishānqū

碾子山区

[碾子山區]

Nianzishan district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

Yùlóngxuěshān

玉龙雪山

[玉龍雪山]

Mt Yulong or Jade dragon in Lijiang 麗江／丽江, northwest Yunnan

zhězhòushānxì

褶皱山系

[褶皺山系]

fold mountain system (geology)

Ang Shān Sù Jī

昂山素姬

[昂山素姬]

see 昂山素季 ( Ang Shān Sù Jì)

Zhōngshān Chéngbīn

中山成彬

[中山成彬]

NAKAYAMA Nariaki (1943-), right-wing Japanese politician and prominent denier of Japanese war crimes

bīngshānyījiǎo

冰山一角

[冰山一角]

tip of the iceberg

huángfùshānquè

黄腹山雀

[黃腹山雀]

(bird species of China) yellow-bellied tit (Pardaliparus venustulus)

Zhōngshān Gōngyuán

中山公园

[中山公園]

Zhongshan Park, the name of numerous parks in China, honoring Sun Yat-sen 孫中山／孙中山 ( Sūn Zhōngshān)

zhězhòushānmài

褶皱山脉

[褶皺山脈]

fold mountain range (geology)

gǔnshíshàngshān

滚石上山

[滾石上山]

lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom)
fig. to engage in a highly challenging task with perseverance and determination

páshānshèshuǐ

爬山涉水

[爬山涉水]

to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey

bīshàngliángshān

逼上梁山

[逼上梁山]

driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels
to drive to revolt
to force sb to desperate action

duījīrúshān

堆积如山

[堆積如山]

to pile up like a mountain (idiom)
a mountain of (paperwork etc)
a large number of sth

qìzhuàngshānhé

气壮山河

[氣壯山河]

magnificent
inspiring

bànbìjiāngshān

半壁江山

[半壁江山]

half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
vast swathe of territory

Bāgōngshān Qū

八公山区

[八公山區]

Bagongshan, a district of Huainan City 淮南市 ( Huáinán Shì), Anhui

Andìsīshān

安第斯山

[安第斯山]

the Andes mountain range

tóngshānzhuózhuó

童山濯濯

[童山濯濯]

treeless hill
(fig.) bald head

Bógùshānmài

勃固山脉

[勃固山脈]

Pegu Yoma (mountain range) of south central Myanmar (Burma), separating Irrawaddy and Sittang basins

Hégēshānxiàn

和歌山县

[和歌山縣]

Wakayama prefecture in central Japan

Shāndōng Dàxué

山东大学

[山東大學]

Shandong University

huāngshānyělǐng

荒山野岭

[荒山野嶺]

wild, mountainous country

Tánggǔlā Shān

唐古拉山

[唐古拉山]

Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

míngluò Sūn Shān

名落孙山

[名落孫山]

lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山／孙山 ( Sūn Shān) (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
fig. to fail an exam
to fall behind (in a competition)

Shānxī Dàxué

山西大学

[山西大學]

Shanxi University

zònghǔguīshān

纵虎归山

[縱虎歸山]

lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities

Aěrtài Shān

阿尔泰山

[阿爾泰山]

Altai mountain range in Xinjiang and Siberia

rìluòxīshān

日落西山

[日落西山]

the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
fig. time of decline
the end of an era
Sic transit gloria mundi

hètóushānquè

褐头山雀

[褐頭山雀]

(bird species of China) willow tit (Poecile montanus)

shōushānzhīzuò

收山之作

[收山之作]

the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc

dìdòngshānyáo

地动山摇

[地動山搖]

the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle

qīngshānlüshuǐ

青山绿水

[青山綠水]

lit. green hills and clear waters
pleasant country scene (idiom)

Zhōushān Qúndǎo

舟山群岛

[舟山群島]

Zhoushan Island

zhànshānhánghǎi

栈山航海

[棧山航海]

to have a long and hard journey (idiom)

Ruòkāishānmài

若开山脉

[若開山脈]

Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)

páishāndǎohǎi

排山倒海

[排山倒海]

lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
fig. gigantic
of spectacular significance

Qīngshānhúqū

青山湖区

[青山湖區]

Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

qiāoshānzhènhǔ

敲山震虎

[敲山震虎]

a deliberate show of strength as a warning

bèishānlínshuǐ

背山临水

[背山臨水]

with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location)

shānmíngshuǐxiù

山明水秀

[山明水秀]

lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
fig. enchanting scenery

zuòchīshānkōng

坐吃山空

[坐吃山空]

lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
fig. to spend one's money without generating any income

Héngduànshānmài

横断山脉

[橫斷山脈]

Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet

kāishānzǔshī

开山祖师

[開山祖師]

founding master of a monastery
founder
originator

Xuěshān Tàizǐ

雪山太子

[雪山太子]

Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan
also written 梅里雪山 ( Méilǐ Xuěshān)

géchūshānmén

革出山门

[革出山門]

to excommunicate (from a Buddhist monastery)

duōshāndìqū

多山地区

[多山地區]

mountainous district

jītǔchéngshān

积土成山

[積土成山]

lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)
fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions

zàoshānyùndòng

造山运动

[造山運動]

mountain building (geology)
orogenesis

wànlǐjiāngshān

万里江山

[萬里江山]

lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains
a vast territory (idiom)

hēihóushānquè

黑喉山雀

[黑喉山雀]

(bird species of China) black-bibbed tit (Poecile hypermelaenus)

hǎishìshānméng

海誓山盟

[海誓山盟]

to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
to swear by all the Gods

gāoyuánshānchún

高原山鹑

[高原山鶉]

(bird species of China) Tibetan partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)

dàoshānxuéhǎi

道山学海

[道山學海]

mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
ars longa, vita brevis

shòubǐ Nán Shān

寿比南山

[壽比南山]

Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
Long may you live!

Shízuǐshānqū

石嘴山区

[石嘴山區]

Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia

Yù Shānzàoméi

玉山噪鹛

[玉山噪鶥]

(bird species of China) white-whiskered laughingthrush (Trochalopteron morrisonianum)

yíshāndǎohǎi

移山倒海

[移山倒海]

lit. to move mountains and drain seas
to transform nature

shānluánchóngdié

山峦重叠

[山巒重疊]

overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)

zōngzhěnshānquè

棕枕山雀

[棕枕山雀]

(bird species of China) rufous-naped tit (Periparus rufonuchalis)

Shānhǎiguānqū

山海关区

[山海關區]

Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市／秦皇岛市 ( Qínhuángdǎoshì), Hebei

shānzhēnhǎiwèi

山珍海味

[山珍海味]

exotic delicacies
luxury foodstuff from distant locations

shānlánxiānwēng

山蓝仙鹟

[山藍仙鶲]

(bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis whitei)

Nánshānkuàngqū

南山矿区

[南山礦區]

Nanshan mining district, old name of Dabancheng district 達坂城區／达坂城区 ( Dábǎnchéngqū) of Urumqi city, Xinjiang

zàoshānzuòyòng

造山作用

[造山作用]

orogeny (geology)

shāndìtóngbāo

山地同胞

[山地同胞]

(dated) Taiwanese indigenous peoples
Taiwanese aborigine

Xiāngshān Gōngyuán

香山公园

[香山公園]

Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing

kāiménjiànshān

开门见山

[開門見山]

lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)

Cūnshān Fùshì

村山富市

[村山富市]

Tomiichi Murayama (1924-), former prime minister of Japan

Wǔdà Míngshān

五大名山

[五大名山]

Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 ( Tài Shān) in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山／华山 ( Huà Shān) in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 ( Héng Shān) in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山／恒山 ( Héng Shān) in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 ( Sōng Shān) in Henan

Mǎ'ānshānshì

马鞍山市

[馬鞍山市]

Ma'anshan prefecture-level city in Anhui

yālìshāndà

压力山大

[壓力山大]

(jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大／亚历山大 ( Yàlìshāndà))

Bùdálāshān

布达拉山

[布達拉山]

Mt Potala in Lhasa, with Potala Palace 布達拉宮／布达拉宫

Kūnlúnshānmài

昆仑山脉

[崑崙山脈]

Kunlun Mountain range

báshānshèshuǐ

跋山涉水

[跋山涉水]

to travel over land and water (idiom)

Ang Shān Sù Jì

昂山素季

[昂山素季]

Aung San Suu Kyi (1945-), Myanmar opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace laureate
also written 昂山素姬

Dúshānzǐ Qū

独山子区

[獨山子區]

Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市／克拉玛依市 ( Kèlāmǎyī Shì), Xinjiang

zásèshānquè

杂色山雀

[雜色山雀]

(bird species of China) varied tit (Sittiparus varius)

zhǐdiǎnjiāngshān

指点江山

[指點江山]

to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
to set the world to rights
to pass judgment on everything

bùshí Tài Shān

不识泰山

[不識泰山]

can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person

hóngmáo Tài Shān

鸿毛泰山

[鴻毛泰山]

lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another

Yuánbǎoshānqū

元宝山区

[元寶山區]

Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia

Zhōngshān Dàxué

中山大学

[中山大學]

Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung)
Sun Yat-sen University (Moscow), founded in 1925 as training ground for Chinese communists

huángzuǐshānyā

黄嘴山鸦

[黃嘴山鴉]

(bird species of China) alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)

shānqióngshuǐjìn

山穷水尽

[山窮水盡]

mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
nowhere to go

shānchángshuǐyuǎn

山长水远

[山長水遠]

(idiom) long and arduous journey

cāngbèishānquè

苍背山雀

[蒼背山雀]

(bird species of China) cinereous tit (Parus cinereus)

lübèishānquè

绿背山雀

[綠背山雀]

(bird species of China) green-backed tit (Parus monticolus)

Méilǐ Xuěshān

梅里雪山

[梅里雪山]

Meili Snow Mountains, with peaks up to 6000 m., in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

qióngshān'èshuǐ

穷山恶水

[窮山惡水]

lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)
fig. inhospitable natural environment

Wēng Shān Sū Jī

翁山苏姬

[翁山蘇姬]

see 昂山素季 ( Ang Shān Sù Jì)

zhífǎrúshān

执法如山

[執法如山]

to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly

hóngfùshānquè

红腹山雀

[紅腹山雀]

(bird species of China) rusty-breasted tit (Poecile davidi)

Jiǔgōngshānzhèn

九宫山镇

[九宮山鎮]

Jiugongshan town in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture-level city 咸寧／咸宁 ( Xiánníng), Hubei

Shíjǔshānshì

石咀山市

[石咀山市]

variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山市 ( Shízuǐshānshì), prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

hèguānshānquè

褐冠山雀

[褐冠山雀]

(bird species of China) grey crested tit (Lophophanes dichrous)

bāshānyuèlǐng

巴山越岭

[巴山越嶺]

to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
good at climbing mountains

huǒshānhuódòng

火山活动

[火山活動]

volcanic activity
volcanism

fānshānyuèlǐng

翻山越岭

[翻山越嶺]

lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom)
fig. hardships of the journey

Bāshān Shǔshuǐ

巴山蜀水

[巴山蜀水]

mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)

Chángshān Shānmài

长山山脉

[長山山脈]

Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos

Wǔzhǐshānshì

五指山市

[五指山市]

Wuzhishan City, Hainan

húguāngshānsè

湖光山色

[湖光山色]

scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape

pèngzhuàngzàoshān

碰撞造山

[碰撞造山]

collisional orogeny
mountain building as a result of continents colliding

Tàishānhóngmáo

泰山鸿毛

[泰山鴻毛]

as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)

hēiguānshānquè

黑冠山雀

[黑冠山雀]

(bird species of China) rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris)

Zhōngshān Láng Zhuàn

中山狼传

[中山狼傳]

The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫／马中锡 ( Mǎ Zhōngxī)

Shíjǔshānqū

石咀山区

[石咀山區]

variant of 石嘴山區／石嘴山区 ( Shízuǐshānqū)
Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia

tiězhèngrúshān

铁证如山

[鐵證如山]

irrefutable evidence

cháobàishèngshān

朝拜圣山

[朝拜聖山]

a pilgrimage to a holy mountain

huīshānjiāoniǎo

灰山椒鸟

[灰山椒鳥]

(bird species of China) ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)

Annán Shānmài

安南山脉

[安南山脈]

Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos

shāngāoshuǐxiǎn

山高水险

[山高水險]

lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift
to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)

shāntuímùhuài

山颓木坏

[山頹木壞]

lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined
a great sage has died (idiom)

xuěshānshīzi

雪山狮子

[雪山獅子]

Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism

Jīnshāntún Qū

金山屯区

[金山屯區]

Jinshantun District of Yichun 伊春市 ( Yichūn Shì), Heilongjiang

Yù Shānquèméi

玉山雀鹛

[玉山雀鶥]

(bird species of China) Taiwan fulvetta (Fulvetta formosana)

tàngshǒushānyù

烫手山芋

[燙手山芋]

hot potato
problem
trouble
headache

huīlánshānquè

灰蓝山雀

[灰藍山雀]

(bird species of China) azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus)

Yǎlāxuěshān

雅拉雪山

[雅拉雪山]

Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣／道孚县 ( Dàofúxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

xiǎoshānbāobao

小山包包

[小山包包]

a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks (idiom)

Nóngfū Shānquán

农夫山泉

[農夫山泉]

Nongfu Spring, Chinese bottled water and beverage company

shīshān-xuèhǎi

尸山血海

[屍山血海]

lit. mountains of corpses and oceans of blood (idiom)
fig. a scene of wholesale slaughter

Liángshānhǎohàn

梁山好汉

[梁山好漢]

the heroes of Liangshan Marsh (in the novel "Water Margin" 水滸傳／水浒传 ( Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn))

hèshānjiāoyīng

褐山鹪莺

[褐山鷦鶯]

(bird species of China) brown prinia (Prinia polychroa)

Wàngbōrìshān

旺波日山

[旺波日山]

Mt Wangbur, Dagzê county 達孜縣／达孜县 ( Dázīxiàn), Lhasa, Tibet

Alǐshān Xiāng

阿里山乡

[阿里山鄉]

Alishan Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), within the Alishan Range, south-central Taiwan

Qínlǐng Shānmài

秦岭山脉

[秦嶺山脈]

Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原／关中平原 ( Guānzhōng Píngyuán) and the Han River 漢水／汉水 ( Hànshuǐ) valley

wénshānhuìhǎi

文山会海

[文山會海]

a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)

bìshǔshānzhuāng

避暑山庄

[避暑山莊]

mountain resort
Qing imperial summer residence at Chengde, a world heritage site

cháoshānjìnxiāng

朝山进香

[朝山進香]

to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)

shānhútáomù

山胡桃木

[山胡桃木]

hickory

niúshānzhuózhuó

牛山濯濯

[牛山濯濯]

treeless hills (idiom)

yúgōngyíshān

愚公移山

[愚公移山]

the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way

Tuōluósīshān

托罗斯山

[托羅斯山]

Taurus mountains of south Turkey

Gāngdǐsīshān

冈底斯山

[岡底斯山]

Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe

zhǎozéshānquè

沼泽山雀

[沼澤山雀]

(bird species of China) marsh tit (Poecile palustris)

Shāndōng Bàndǎo

山东半岛

[山東半島]

Shandong Peninsula

yīshānbàngshuǐ

依山傍水

[依山傍水]

mountains on one side and water on the other

hóngzuǐshānyā

红嘴山鸦

[紅嘴山鴉]

(bird species of China) red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Wūlā'ěrshān

乌拉尔山

[烏拉爾山]

the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia

bānchìshānchún

斑翅山鹑

[斑翅山鶉]

(bird species of China) Daurian partridge (Perdix dauurica)

Qióngláishānmài

邛崃山脉

[邛崍山脈]

Qionglai mountains on the boundary of the Sichuan basin 四川盆地

rénshānrénhǎi

人山人海

[人山人海]

(idiom) multitude; vast crowd

mǎnshānbiànyě

满山遍野

[滿山遍野]

covering the whole land
over hills and dales

shānzhōngshèngxùn

山中圣训

[山中聖訓]

the Sermon on the Mount

Yàlìshāndà

亚历山大

[亞歷山大]

Alexander (name)
Alexandria (town name)

Shuāngyāshānshì

双鸭山市

[雙鴨山市]

Shuangyashan, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

Xīsàishānqū

西塞山区

[西塞山區]

Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市／黄石市 ( Huángshíshì), Hubei

gāoshānlǐngquè

高山岭雀

[高山嶺雀]

(bird species of China) Brandt's mountain finch (Leucosticte brandti)

áobèifùshān

鳌背负山

[鰲背負山]

debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back

chóngshānjùnlǐng

崇山峻岭

[崇山峻嶺]

towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)

shānzhēnhǎicuò

山珍海错

[山珍海錯]

rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies

zhòngyú Tài Shān

重于泰山

[重於泰山]

heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter

shānménghǎishì

山盟海誓

[山盟海誓]

to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
to swear by all the Gods

shāngāoshuǐcháng

山高水长

[山高水長]

high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching

Bāshānyèyǔ

巴山夜雨

[巴山夜雨]

rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution

shānyánghúzi

山羊胡子

[山羊鬍子]

goatee

Hābāxuěshān

哈巴雪山

[哈巴雪山]

Mt Haba (Nakhi: golden flower), in Lijiang 麗江／丽江, northwest Yunnan

méngshānshìhǎi

盟山誓海

[盟山誓海]

to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
to swear by all the Gods

shānqīngshuǐxiù

山清水秀

[山清水秀]

lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
fig. enchanting scenery

Qílián Shānmài

祁连山脉

[祁連山脈]

Qilian Mountains (formerly Richthofen Range), dividing Qinghai and Gansu provinces

Míngshāndàchuān

名山大川

[名山大川]

famous mountains and great rivers

qīnglüshānshuǐ

青绿山水

[青綠山水]

blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in which blues and greens predominate)

yóushānwánshuǐ

游山玩水

[遊山玩水]

to go on a scenic tour

Luòjī Shānmài

洛矶山脉

[洛磯山脈]

Rocky Mountains

Shíjǐngshān Qū

石景山区

[石景山區]

Shijingshan, an inner district of west Beijing

shàngshānxiàxiāng

上山下乡

[上山下鄉]

to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)
forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals

huǒshānbàofā

火山爆发

[火山爆發]

volcanic eruption

Shízuǐshānshì

石嘴山市

[石嘴山市]

Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia

huánxiùshānzhuāng

环秀山庄

[環秀山莊]

Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty in Suzhou, Jiangsu

gāoshānwùjiù

高山兀鹫

[高山兀鷲]

(bird species of China) Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis)

Bǐfólì Shān

比佛利山

[比佛利山]

Beverly Hills

Báimǎ Xuěshān

白马雪山

[白馬雪山]

Baima Snow Mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Jǐngshān Gōngyuán

景山公园

[景山公園]

Jingshan Park (park in Beijing)

Píngdǐngshānshì

平顶山市

[平頂山市]

Pingdingshan, prefecture-level city in Henan

shāngāohǎishēn

山高海深

[山高海深]

high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty

Diàobīngshānshì

调兵山市

[調兵山市]

Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市／铁岭市 ( Tiělǐngshì), Liaoning

jūnlìngrúshān

军令如山

[軍令如山]

military orders are like mountains (idiom)
a military order must be obeyed

Tài Shān Běidǒu

泰山北斗

[泰山北斗]

lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom)
fig. an outstanding figure in one's field

wànshuǐqiānshān

万水千山

[萬水千山]

ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey
a long and difficult road

diàohǔlíshān

调虎离山

[調虎離山]

to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
to lure an enemy away from his territory

kāishānbízǔ

开山鼻祖

[開山鼻祖]

founder

shānníqīngxiè

山泥倾泻

[山泥傾瀉]

a landslide

shānlísuānjiǎ

山梨酸钾

[山梨酸鉀]

potassium sorbate, E202 (a food preservative)

Eméishānshì

峨眉山市

[峨眉山市]

Emeishan, county-level city in Leshan 樂山／乐山 ( Lèshān), Sichuan

Oūzhōushānyáng

欧洲山杨

[歐洲山楊]

European poplar (Populus tremula)

bànbìhéshān

半壁河山

[半壁河山]

see 半壁江山 (bànbìjiāngshān)

wěnrú Tài Shān

稳如泰山

[穩如泰山]

steady as Mt Tai
as safe as houses

shānqīngshuǐlíng

山青水灵

[山青水靈]

lit. green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)
fig. lush and lively scenery

huǒhǎidāoshān

火海刀山

[火海刀山]

see 刀山火海 (dāoshānhuǒhǎi)

xiānshānqiónggé

仙山琼阁

[仙山瓊閣]

jeweled palace in the fairy mountain

Jǐnggāngshānshì

井冈山市

[井岡山市]

Jinggangshan, county-level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

xiūmiánhuǒshān

休眠火山

[休眠火山]

dormant volcano

hàolìngrúshān

号令如山

[號令如山]

lit. order like a mountain
a military order is inviolable
strict discipline

Lóngshānwénhuà

龙山文化

[龍山文化]

Longshan culture
black pottery culture

huángjiáshānquè

黄颊山雀

[黃頰山雀]

(bird species of China) yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)

Yǎlāshénshān

雅拉神山

[雅拉神山]

Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣／道孚县 ( Dàofúxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Andìsīshānmài

安第斯山脉

[安第斯山脈]

Andes mountain chain of South America

Chángbáishān Tiānchí

长白山天池

[長白山天池]

Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and North Korea

huánjǐngshānzhègū

环颈山鹧鸪

[環頸山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) hill partridge (Arborophila torqueola)

xuěshānshīziqí

雪山狮子旗

[雪山獅子旗]

Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard

gāoshānduǎnchìyīng

高山短翅莺

[高山短翅鶯]

(bird species of China) russet bush warbler (Locustella mandelli)

chìhóngshānjiāoniǎo

赤红山椒鸟

[赤紅山椒鳥]

(bird species of China) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus)

gāoshānjīnchìquè

高山金翅雀

[高山金翅雀]

(bird species of China) yellow-breasted greenfinch (Chloris spinoides)

Jiūshān Yóujìfū

鸠山由纪夫

[鳩山由紀夫]

Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010

hēixiōngshānjiāoyīng

黑胸山鹪莺

[黑胸山鷦鶯]

(bird species of China) black-throated prinia (Prinia atrogularis)

Akōngjiāguā Shān

阿空加瓜山

[阿空加瓜山]

Mount Aconcagua, Argentina, the highest point in the Western Hemisphere

Wèishānguǎngyùshì

蔚山广域市

[蔚山廣域市]

Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道／庆尚南道 ( Qìngshàngnándào), South Korea

Táiwānhuángshānquè

台湾黄山雀

[臺灣黃山雀]

(bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)

Hǎinánshānzhègū

海南山鹧鸪

[海南山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) Hainan partridge (Arborophila ardens)

Kālǎkūnlún Shān

喀喇昆仑山

[喀喇崑崙山]

Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang

Aītènàhuǒshān

埃特纳火山

[埃特納火山]

Mt Etna, volcano in Italy

duǎnzuǐshānjiāoniǎo

短嘴山椒鸟

[短嘴山椒鳥]

(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)

Kāibó'ěrshānkǒu

开伯尔山口

[開伯爾山口]

Khyber pass (between Pakistand and Afghanistan)

hèbèidìshānquè

褐背地山雀

[褐背地山雀]

(bird species of China) ground tit (Pseudopodoces humilis)

lüjiǎoshānzhègū

绿脚山鹧鸪

[綠腳山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus)

Bógédá Shānmài

博格达山脉

[博格達山脈]

Bogda Shan mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains

Guādálāmǎshān

瓜达拉马山

[瓜達拉馬山]

Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)

Wūlā'ěr Shānmài

乌拉尔山脉

[烏拉爾山脈]

Ural Mountains

hèxiōngshānzhègū

褐胸山鹧鸪

[褐胸山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus)

yīlǎnzhòngshānxiǎo

一览众山小

[一覽眾山小]

(last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫 ( Dù Fǔ)) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山 ( Tài Shān))
(fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place

Gāngdǐsīshānmài

冈底斯山脉

[岡底斯山脈]

Gangdisê mountain range in southwest Tibet

zuòshānguānhǔdòu

坐山观虎斗

[坐山觀虎鬥]

lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom)
fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted

Alāgān Shānmài

阿拉干山脉

[阿拉干山脈]

Arakan Mountains (aka Rakhine Mountains), mountain range in western Myanmar

shānbùzhuànshuǐzhuàn

山不转水转

[山不轉水轉]

it's a small world
only mountains never meet

Fǔshānguǎngyùshì

釜山广域市

[釜山廣域市]

Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道／庆尚南道 ( Qìngshàngnándào), South Korea

Lóngménshānduàncéng

龙门山断层

[龍門山斷層]

Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin

Hèlán Shānyánliù

贺兰山岩鹨

[賀蘭山岩鷚]

(bird species of China) Mongolian accentor (Prunella koslowi)

hēi'éshānzàoméi

黑额山噪鹛

[黑額山噪鶥]

(bird species of China) snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax sukatschewi)

zōngméishānyánliù

棕眉山岩鹨

[棕眉山岩鷚]

(bird species of China) Siberian accentor (Prunella montanella)

shānbùzhuànlùzhuàn

山不转路转

[山不轉路轉]

see 山不轉水轉／山不转水转 (shānbùzhuànshuǐzhuàn)

báiméishānzhègū

白眉山鹧鸪

[白眉山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)

huǒshānsuìxièliú

火山碎屑流

[火山碎屑流]

pyroclastic flow

Xúnshānyǐnxiūhuì

郇山隐修会

[郇山隱修會]

Priory of Zion (fictional masonic order)

hēihóushānjiāoyīng

黑喉山鹪莺

[黑喉山鷦鶯]

(bird species of China) hill prinia (Prinia superciliaris)

chìrèhuǒshānyún

炽热火山云

[熾熱火山雲]

nuée ardente
hot cloud of volcanic ash

chángwěishānjiāoniǎo

长尾山椒鸟

[長尾山椒鳥]

(bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)

géhángrúgéshān

隔行如隔山

[隔行如隔山]

different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book

Màijī Shān Shíkū

麦积山石窟

[麥積山石窟]

Mt Maiji Caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu

Nǎiduīlāshānkǒu

乃堆拉山口

[乃堆拉山口]

Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)

gāoshānxuánmùquè

高山旋木雀

[高山旋木雀]

(bird species of China) bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)

Bǐlìniúsīshān

比利牛斯山

[比利牛斯山]

Pyrenees mountains

Tángshān Dàdìzhèn

唐山大地震

[唐山大地震]

Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)

Gāojiāsuǒ Shānmài

高加索山脉

[高加索山脈]

Caucasus Mountains

Sìchuānshānzhègū

四川山鹧鸪

[四川山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)

Gèlādāndōng Shān

各拉丹冬山

[各拉丹冬山]

Mount Geladaindong or Geladandong in Qinghai (6621 m), the main peak of the Tanggula mountain range 唐古拉山脈／唐古拉山脉 ( Tánggǔlā Shānmài)

shāndìzìxíngchē

山地自行车

[山地自行車]

mountain bike

Dàtún Huǒshānqún

大屯火山群

[大屯火山群]

Tatun Volcanic Group, volcanic area to the north of Taipei

Kālākūnlúnshān

喀拉昆仑山

[喀拉崑崙山]

Karakorum mountains

yǎnwénhuángshānquè

眼纹黄山雀

[眼紋黃山雀]

(bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)

běichángwěishānquè

北长尾山雀

[北長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)

Yītōnghuǒshānqún

伊通火山群

[伊通火山群]

Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣／伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin

báijiáshānzhègū

白颊山鹧鸪

[白頰山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) white-cheeked partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)

huīhóushānjiāoniǎo

灰喉山椒鸟

[灰喉山椒鳥]

(bird species of China) grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris)

xiǎohuīshānjiāoniǎo

小灰山椒鸟

[小灰山椒鳥]

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis)

Chuānhètóushānquè

川褐头山雀

[川褐頭山雀]

(bird species of China) Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus)

Aěrtàishānmài

阿尔泰山脉

[阿爾泰山脈]

Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia

hónghóushānzhègū

红喉山鹧鸪

[紅喉山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) rufous-throated partridge (Arborophila rufogularis)

hóngxiōngshānzhègū

红胸山鹧鸪

[紅胸山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii)

Yángshān Shēnshuǐgǎng

洋山深水港

[洋山深水港]

Yangshan Deep-Water Port (near Shanghai)

Tánggǔlā Shānmài

唐古拉山脉

[唐古拉山脈]

Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Shānběn Wǔshíliù

山本五十六

[山本五十六]

YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral

Xīhuòtèshānmài

锡霍特山脉

[錫霍特山脈]

Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island

dīpínghuǒshānkǒu

低平火山口

[低平火山口]

maar

Lāshímò'ěr Shān

拉什莫尔山

[拉什莫爾山]

Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota

fěnhóngshānjiāoniǎo

粉红山椒鸟

[粉紅山椒鳥]

(bird species of China) rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus)

Táiwānshānzhègū

台湾山鹧鸪

[臺灣山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)

Xǐmǎlāyǎshān

喜马拉雅山

[喜馬拉雅山]

Himalayas

bīngbàirúshāndǎo

兵败如山倒

[兵敗如山倒]

troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse

yínliǎnchángwěishānquè

银脸长尾山雀

[銀臉長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)

Zāgéluósīshānmài

扎格罗斯山脉

[扎格羅斯山脈]

Zagros mountains of southwest Iran

zōng'échángwěishānquè

棕额长尾山雀

[棕額長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) rufous-fronted bushtit (Aegithalos iouschistos)

Yàlìshāndàlǐyà

亚历山大里亚

[亞歷山大里亞]

Alexandria

xǐshānbáiméizhūquè

喜山白眉朱雀

[喜山白眉朱雀]

(bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)

Kālǎkūnlún Shānmài

喀喇昆仑山脉

[喀喇崑崙山脈]

Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang

Yǎlā Xiāngbōshénshān

雅拉香波神山

[雅拉香波神山]

Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣／道孚县 ( Dàofúxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Yǎlā Xiāngbōxuěshān

雅拉香波雪山

[雅拉香波雪山]

Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣／道孚县 ( Dàofúxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Hèlán Shānhóngwěiqú

贺兰山红尾鸲

[賀蘭山紅尾鴝]

(bird species of China) Alashan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)

Qǐlìmǎzhāluóshān

乞力马扎罗山

[乞力馬扎羅山]

Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

yīshānbùróng'èrhǔ

一山不容二虎

[一山不容二虎]

lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
(of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

xǐshānhóngméizhūquè

喜山红眉朱雀

[喜山紅眉朱雀]

(bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)

Hánshān Shīfàn Xuéyuàn

韩山师范学院

[韓山師範學院]

Hanshan Normal University, Shantou, Guangdong

Yàlìshāndà Dàdì

亚历山大大帝

[亞歷山大大帝]

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)

huǒshānbàofāzhǐshù

火山爆发指数

[火山爆發指數]

volcanic explosivity index (VEI)

Kālākātuōhuǒshān

喀拉喀托火山

[喀拉喀托火山]

Krakatoa (volcanic island in Indonesia)

yǒuyǎnbùshí Tài Shān

有眼不识泰山

[有眼不識泰山]

lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom)
fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent
to be blind to the fact

Xǐmǎlāyǎshānmài

喜马拉雅山脉

[喜馬拉雅山脈]

Himalayas

Lǎoshān Zìxíngchēguǎn

老山自行车馆

[老山自行車館]

Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue

hēiméichángwěishānquè

黑眉长尾山雀

[黑眉長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)

Sìdà Fójiào Míngshān

四大佛教名山

[四大佛教名山]

Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山／五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山／九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang

Guójiā Huǒshān Gōngyuán

国家火山公园

[國家火山公園]

Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

yínhóuchángwěishānquè

银喉长尾山雀

[銀喉長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)

Dàxīng'ānlǐngshānmài

大兴安岭山脉

[大興安嶺山脈]

Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province

hóngtóuchángwěishānquè

红头长尾山雀

[紅頭長尾山雀]

(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)

Kā'ěrbāqiān Shānmài

喀尔巴阡山脉

[喀爾巴阡山脈]

Carpathian Mountains, 1500-km mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe

Kǎntǎbùliánshānmài

坎塔布连山脉

[坎塔布連山脈]

Cantabrian mountain range in north Spain dividing Asturias from Castilla-Leon

Kēdílèlāshānxì

科迪勒拉山系

[科迪勒拉山系]

Cordillera, series of mountain ranges stretching from Patagonia in South America through to Alaska and Aleutian islands

Zǐjīnshān Tiānwéntái

紫金山天文台

[紫金山天文台]

Purple Mountain Observatory

xǐshāndiǎnchìzhūquè

喜山点翅朱雀

[喜山點翅朱雀]

(bird species of China) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)

bùxiǎnshānbùlùshuǐ

不显山不露水

[不顯山不露水]

lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts

Shāndōng Kējì Dàxué

山东科技大学

[山東科技大學]

Shandong University of Science and Technology

Yàlìshāndàyīngwǔ

亚历山大鹦鹉

[亞歷山大鸚鵡]

(bird species of China) Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)

chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù

车到山前必有路

[車到山前必有路]

lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom)
fig. everything will turn out for the best; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night

Bābǎo Shān Gémìng Gōngmù

八宝山革命公墓

[八寶山革命公墓]

Mt Babao Revolutionary Cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing

shàngdāoshān,xiàyóuguō

上刀山，下油锅

[上刀山，下油鍋]

lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom)
fig. to go through trials and tribulations

shàngdāoshān,xiàhuǒhǎi

上刀山，下火海

[上刀山，下火海]

lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom)
fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)

chēdàoshānqiánzìyǒulù

车到山前自有路

[車到山前自有路]

see 車到山前必有路／车到山前必有路 (chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù)

Liáng Shānbóyǔ Zhù Yīngtái

梁山伯与祝英台

[梁山伯與祝英台]

The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai

Eshānyízú Zìzhìxiàn

峨山彝族自治县

[峨山彞族自治縣]

Eshan Yizu autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪 ( Yùxī), Yunnan

bùshí Lúshānzhēnmiànmù

不识庐山真面目

[不識廬山真面目]

lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)
fig. can't see the forest for the trees

Sāi'ěrwéiyàhé Hēishān

塞尔维亚和黑山

[塞爾維亞和黑山]

Serbia and Montenegro (after break-up of Yugoslavia in 1992)

Luómónuòsuǒfūshānjǐ

罗摩诺索夫山脊

[羅摩諾索夫山脊]

Lomonosov ridge (in the Artic Ocean)

Huán Tàipíngyáng Huǒshāndài

环太平洋火山带

[環太平洋火山帶]

Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)

zhèshānwàngzhenàshāngāo

这山望着那山高

[這山望著那山高]

lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu

凉山彝族自治州

[涼山彞族自治州]

Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Xīhuòtè· Alínshānmài

锡霍特·阿林山脉

[錫霍特·阿林山脈]

Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island

Jiāshān Guójiā Sēnlín Gōngyuán

夹山国家森林公园

[夾山國家森林公園]

Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門／石门 ( Shímén), Changde 常德 ( Chángdé), Hunan

jiāngshānyìgǎibǐngxìngnányí

江山易改禀性难移

[江山易改稟性難移]

rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder

tāshānzhīshíkěyǐgōngyù

他山之石可以攻玉

[他山之石可以攻玉]

lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively

Yàlìshāndà· Dùbùqiēkè

亚历山大·杜布切克

[亞歷山大·杜布切克]

Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)

Xiàwēiyí Huǒshān Guójiā Gōngyuán

夏威夷火山国家公园

[夏威夷火山國家公園]

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Liánshān Zhuàngzú Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn

连山壮族瑶族自治县

[連山壯族瑤族自治縣]

Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠／清远 ( Qīngyuǎn), Guangdong

jiāngshānyìgǎi,běnxìngnányí

江山易改，本性难移

[江山易改，本性難移]

it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
you can't change who you are
Can the leopard change his spots?

kàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ

靠山吃山，靠水吃水

[靠山吃山，靠水吃水]

lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)
fig. to make the best use of local resources
to exploit one's position to advance oneself
to find one's niche
to live off the land

shānwàiyǒushān,tiānwàiyǒutiān

山外有山，天外有天

[山外有山，天外有天]

(idiom) however good sth is, there is always sth better
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself

Wēishān Yízú Huízú Zìzhìxiàn

巍山彝族回族自治县

[巍山彞族回族自治縣]

Weishan Yi and Hui autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 ( Dàlǐ Báizúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu

文山壮族苗族自治州

[文山壯族苗族自治州]

Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南／云南

dàoshénmeshānshàng,chàngshénmegē

到什么山上，唱什么歌

[到什麼山上，唱什麼歌]

lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom)
fig. when in Rome, do as the Romans do

Xiùshān Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn

秀山土家族苗族自治县

[秀山土家族苗族自治縣]

Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Gòngshān Dúlóngzú Nùzú Zìzhìxiàn

贡山独龙族怒族自治县

[貢山獨龍族怒族自治縣]

Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 ( Nùjiāng Lìsùzú Zìzhìzhōu) in northwest Yunnan

liúdeqīngshānzài,bùpàméicháishāo

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

[留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒]

While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

bìngláirúshāndǎo,bìngqùrúchōusī

病来如山倒，病去如抽丝

[病來如山倒，病去如抽絲]

sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly

shānzhōngwúlǎohǔ,hóuzichēngdàwáng

山中无老虎，猴子称大王

[山中無老虎，猴子稱大王]

in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
(depending on the source, the last word is either 大王 (dàwáng) or 大王 (dàiwang))

míngzhīshānyǒuhǔ,piānxiànghǔshānxíng

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行

[明知山有虎，偏向虎山行]

lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers

Jīshíshān Bǎo'ānzú Dōngxiāngzú Sālāzú Zìzhìxiàn

积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县

[積石山保安族東鄉族撒拉族自治縣]

Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州／临夏回族自治州 ( Línxià Huízú Zìzhìzhōu), Gansu

céngjīngcānghǎinánwéishuǐ,chúquè Wū Shānbùshìyún

曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云

[曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲]

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things

qióngzàinàoshìwúrénwèn,fùzàishēnshānyǒuyuǎnqīn

穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲

[窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親]

the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain

chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù,chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí

车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直

[車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直]

(idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night