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
- (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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
棋樟山
- (～島) (historical) Saint John's Island (an island of the Central Region, Singapore)