次高山

Chinese

		next	high(est)	mountain
trad. (次高山)		次	高	山
simp. ^#(次高山)		次	高	山

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 次高山.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Cìgāoshān

(Zhuyin): ㄘˋ ㄍㄠㄕㄢ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Cìgāoshān
  - Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄍㄠㄕㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tsyhgaushan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

Proper noun

次高山

(historical) Former name of 雪山, the 2nd-tallest mountain on Taiwan Island, during the island's Japanese occupation.

Japanese

Etymology

From the discovery that Xueshan was higher than Mount Fuji in the Japanese Islands but shorter than Yushan on Taiwan.

Proper noun

次高山 (hiragana つぎたかやま, rōmaji Tsugitakayama)

(historical) Former name of 玉山, the 2nd-highest mountain on Taiwan Island.

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