燕山

Chinese

		Yan (ancient city & state)	mountain; hill
trad. (燕山)		燕	山
simp. #(燕山)		燕	山

Etymology

From their location in the ancient Chinese state of Yan, near Beijing.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yānshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin¹ saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yānshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yanshan
    • Wade–Giles: Yen¹-shan¹
    • Yale: Yān-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ianshan
    • Palladius: Яньшань (Janʹšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin¹ saan¹
    • Yale: yīn sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin¹ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin¹ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

燕山

1. Yan Mountains (located north of the North China Plain)

   • 竇燕山，有義方；教五子，名俱揚。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     窦燕山，有义方；教五子，名俱扬。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Three Character Classic, circa 13^th century CE

     Dòu Yānshān, yǒu yì fāng; jiào wǔ zǐ, míng jù yáng. [Pinyin]

     Dou of the Yan Mountains had the right method. He taught five sons, each of whom raised the family reputation.