香山

Chinese

		fragrant incense	mountain(s) hill(s)
simp. and trad. (香山)		香	山

Etymology

In the case of the Fragrant Hills of Beijing, after two notable rocks shaped like a Chinese incense burners near the top of Incense Burner Peak (香炉峰).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xiāngshān

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤㄕㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ saan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Xiāngshān
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤㄕㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiangshan
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoeng¹ saan¹
  - Yale: hēung sāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ saan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ san¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ säːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

香山

Fragrant Hills, near Beijing, China
(～區) Xiangshan District of Hsinchu, Taiwan
(historical) Xiangshan, a village, town, etc. of Taiwan
(historical) Former name of 中山, a town, county, etc. in Guangdong, China

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