棋樟山

Chinese

		phonetic	mountain; hill
simp. and trad. (棋樟山)		棋樟	山
alternative forms		棋獐山

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kijang (“muntjac”) + 山 (shān, “hill”), partial calque of Malay Sekijang. 山 (shān) refers to a hill at the centre of the island.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qízhāng Shān

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄤ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ zoeng¹ saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qízhāng Shān
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄓㄤ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cíjhang Shan
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻi²-chang¹ Shan¹
    • Yale: Chí-jāng Shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyijang Shan
    • Palladius: Цичжан Шань (Cičžan Šanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ zoeng¹ saan¹
    • Yale: kèih jēung sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ dzoeng¹ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ zêng¹ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

棋樟山

1. (～島) (historical) Saint John's Island (an island in the Central Region, Singapore)

   Synonym: 聖約翰 / 圣约翰 (Shèng Yuēhàn)