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Jinshan

  • /d͡ʒɪn.ʃɑn/
  • /d͡ʒin-/
  • /-ʃæn/

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The atonal Hanyu Pinyin of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 金山 (Jīnshān, literally “Gold Mountain”).

* (area in Shanghai): Named for Dajinshan Island to its south, the highest point of natural elevation in Shanghai Municipality.

proper noun Chinshan · Chin-shan

  1. A district of Shanghai, China. Jinshan peasants’ paintings, an- other symbol of Shanghai’s Hai Pai style, characteristic of the plain tastes of local peasants, are well known both at home and abroad. The painters are all ordinary peasants. The studio is located in the ancient town Zhujing, Jinshan District.
  2. A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan. There used to be 300 boats using the traditional fire fishing method each night but now there are only three, according to the local fishermen’s association in Jinshan District, north of Taipei.
  3. historical A former kingdom in Gansu, China, during the early 10th century.

    Similar: Guiyi, Kui-i

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name district of Shanghai, China

中文金山 Jīnshān

name former kingdom in Gansu, China

中文金山國 /金山国 Jīnshānguó, 西漢金山國 /西汉金山国 Xī Hàn Jīnshānguó

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@misc{jinshan_2026,
  title = {Jinshan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jinshan},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}