中山

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	mountain; hill
simp. and trad. (中山)		中	山

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhōngshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zung¹ saan¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zuung¹ san¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Chûng-sân

  (Hailu, HRS): zhung^ˋ san^ˋ

  (Changting, Changting Pinyin): zhong¹ sang¹

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tiong-san

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongshan
    • Wade–Giles: Chung¹-shan¹
    • Yale: Jūng-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongshan
    • Palladius: Чжуншань (Čžunšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 中山 鍾山 / 钟山

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ saan¹
    • Yale: jūng sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zuung¹ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵŋ³³ san³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chûng-sân
    • Hakka Romanization System: zung^ˊ san^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zung¹ san¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: zhung^ˋ san^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃuŋ⁵³ san⁵³/
  • (Changting)
    • Changting Pinyin: zhong¹ sang¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃoŋ³³ saŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-san
    • Tâi-lô: Tiong-san
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diongsafn
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ san³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/

Etymology 1

Literally “Central Mountains”, named after a mountain in its capital.

Proper noun

中山

1. (～國) (historical) Zhongshan (ancient feudal state in modern Dingzhou, Hebei, China)

Etymology 2

Named after Chinese president 孫中山 (Sun Yat-sen), who used the pseudonym 中(なか)山(やま)樵(きこり) (Nakayama Kikori). Ultimately from the Japanese surname 中(なか)山(やま) (Nakayama).

Zhongshan, Guangdong was renamed from 香山 (Xiāngshān); Sun Yat-sen's birthplace is in Zhongshan.

Proper noun

中山

1. (～市, formerly ～縣) Zhongshan (a prefecture-level city and former county of Guangdong, China)
2. (～區) Zhongshan (a district of Dalian, Liaoning, China)
3. (～區) Zhongshan (a district of the city of Taipei, Taiwan)
4. (～區) Zhongshan (a district of the city of Keelung, Taiwan)
5. (～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Qiaoxi district, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China)
6. (～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Lingdong district, Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang, China)
7. (～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Songjiang district, Shanghai, China)
8. (～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Shashi district, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
9. (～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Chikan district, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China)
10. (～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Rongcheng district, Jieyang, Guangdong, China)
11. (～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Qingxiu district, Nanning, Guangxi Autonomous Region, China)
12. (～街道) Zhongshan (a subdistrict of Longhua district, Haikou, Hainan, China)
13. (～鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Wuping, Longyan, Fujian, China)
14. (～鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Jiangjin district, Chongqing, China)
15. (～鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Hongya, Meishan, Sichuan, China)
16. (～鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Chuxiong, Chuxiong prefecture, Autonomous Region of Yunnan, China)
17. (～鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Dongxing district, Neijiang, Sichuan, China)
18. (～鎮) Zhongshan (a town in Qin'an, Tianshui, Gansu, China)
19. (～鄉) Zhongshan (a township in Mang, Dehong prefecture, Autonomous Region of Yunnan, China)

Synonyms

• (city in Guangdong): 香山 (Xiāngshān) (historical)

Derived terms

• 中山文藝獎 / 中山文艺奖
• 中山服 (zhōngshānfú)
• 中山狼 (Zhōngshānláng)
• 中山裝 / 中山装 (zhōngshānzhuāng)
• 中山陵 (Zhōngshānlíng)
• 中山高速公路
• 隆中山

Further reading

• “中山”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	山
なか Grade: 1	やま Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Proper noun

中(なか)山(やま) • (Nakayama) 

1. a surname

Kanji in this term
中	山
ちゅう Grade: 1	さん > ざん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Proper noun

中(ちゅう)山(ざん) • (Chūzan) 

1. Chūzan (a former kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands, existing from 1314 to 1429)

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	山

Proper noun

中山 • (jungsan) (hangeul 중산)

1. hanja form^? of 중산 (“Zhongshan”)
   1. a prefecture-level city and former county of Guangdong, China
   2. a district of Dalian, Liaoning, China
   3. a district of the city of Taipei, Taiwan
   4. a district of the city of Keelung, Taiwan