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燕山 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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	Yan (ancient city & state)	mountain; hill
trad. (燕山)	燕	山
simp. ^#(燕山)	燕	山

From their location in the ancient Chinese state of Yan, near Beijing.

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yānshān

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢㄕㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin¹ saan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yānshān
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢㄕㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yanshan
  - Wade–Giles: Yen¹-shan¹
  - Yale: Yān-shān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ianshan
  - Palladius: Яньшань (Janʹšanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin¹ saan¹
  - Yale: yīn sāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin¹ saan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin¹ san¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/

燕山

Yan Mountains (located north of the North China Plain)
- 竇燕山，有義方；教五子，名俱揚。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  窦燕山，有义方；教五子，名俱扬。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: Three Character Classic, circa 13^th century CE
  Dòu Yānshān, yǒu yì fāng; jiào wǔ zǐ, míng jù yáng. [Pinyin]
  Dou of the Yan Mountains had the right method. He taught five sons, each of whom raised the family reputation.