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Baoshan en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /baʊ.ʃæn/
  • bouʹshänʹ

Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 保山 (Bǎoshān).

Meanings

  1. A prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China.

Forms

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Pao-shan alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

Yung-ch'ang

Translations (5)

mn Буушин (prefecture-level city in China) · cmn 保山 (prefecture-level city in China) · dta Baoshan (prefecture-level city in China) · khb ᦗᧁᦌᦱᧃᧈ (prefecture-level city in China) · mn ᠪᠣᠣ ᠱᠠᠨ (prefecture-level city in China)

Baoshan en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /baʊ.ʃæn/
  • bouʹshänʹ

Etymology

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寶山 /宝山 (Bǎoshān, literally “Treasure Hill”), named for an artificial hill raised around 1412 by Chen Xuan to host signal fires.

Meanings

  1. (historical) A hill in Shanghai, China.
  2. A district of Shanghai, China.
    • The accused arrived at the Baoshan District Court in Shanghai in the morning and a tribunal officer told AFP that a verdict may be issued later on Monday, but it was up to the judge. 2017 June 26, “Australia's Crown Resorts staff face trial in China”, in France 24, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2017:
    • The Times found and analyzed three different angles of videos capturing a demonstration in late March in a community called Datang Huayuan, in Shanghai’s Baoshan District. In one video, a large group of people gathered outside. “We want supplies!” one woman yelled into a bullhorn. “We want to survive!” Videos of the incident have since been taken down from Weibo, the popular Twitter-like platform. 2022 April 29, Agnes Chang, Amy Qin, Isabelle Qian, Amy Chang Chien, “Under Lockdown in China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2022:
  3. A rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

Forms

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Pao-shan alternative lexicographic

Translations (5)

mn ᠪᠣᠣ ᠱᠠᠨ (district of Shanghai, China) · yue 寶山 /宝山 (district of Shanghai, China) · mn Буушин (district of Shanghai, China) · dta Baoshan (district of Shanghai, China) · cmn 寶山 /宝山 (district of Shanghai, China)