賀蘭山

Chinese

		phonetic	mountain; hill
trad. (賀蘭山)		賀蘭	山
simp. (贺兰山)		贺兰	山

Etymology

The name 賀蘭山 is attested in the Book of Sui [636 CE].

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hèlán Shān

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄢˊ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁶ laan⁴ saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hèlán Shān
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ ㄌㄢˊ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hèlán Shan
    • Wade–Giles: Ho⁴-lan² Shan¹
    • Yale: Hè-lán Shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hehlan Shan
    • Palladius: Хэлань Шань (Xɛlanʹ Šanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵¹ län³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho⁶ laan⁴ saan¹
    • Yale: hoh làahn sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁶ laan⁴ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁶ lan⁴ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²² laːn²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: haH lan srean

Rime
Character	賀	蘭	山
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	來 (37)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	寒 (61)	山 (73)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	II
Fanqie	胡箇切	落干切	所閒切
Baxter	haH	lan	srean
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɑH/	/lɑn/	/ʃˠɛn/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦɑH/	/lɑn/	/ʃᵚæn/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɑH/	/lɑn/	/ʃæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦaH/	/lan/	/ʂəɨn/
Li Rong	/ɣɑH/	/lɑn/	/ʃɛn/
Wang Li	/ɣɑH/	/lɑn/	/ʃæn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣɑH/	/lɑn/	/ʂăn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hè	lán	shān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ho6	laan4	saan1

Proper noun

賀蘭山

1. Helan Mountains (an isolated desert mountain range forming the border of Inner Mongolia's Alxa League and Ningxia)

Synonyms

• 阿拉善山