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Baoshan¹

  • /baʊ.ʃæn/

Rhymes with -æn

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Pao-shan

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

    Similar: Yung-ch'ang

Baoshan²

  • /baʊ.ʃæn/

Rhymes with -æn

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Pao-shan

  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.
  3. A rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

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name prefecture-level city in China

中文保山 Bǎoshān

name district of Shanghai, China

中文寶山 /宝山 Bǎoshān

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@misc{baoshan_2026,
  title = {Baoshan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baoshan},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}