祁連山

Chinese

		Qilian Mountains	mountain; hill
trad. (祁連山)		祁連	山
simp. (祁连山)		祁连	山

Etymology

Qilian is said to be as a Xiongnu word meaning "sky" according to Yan Shigu, a Tang Dynasty commentator on the Hanshu.

祁連山即天山也，匈奴呼天為祁連 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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祁连山即天山也，匈奴呼天为祁连 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

Qílián Shān jí tiānshān yě, Xiōngnú hū tiān wèi qílián [Pinyin]

Qilian Mountain means 'Sky Mountain', the Xiongnu called the sky 'qilian'

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qílián Shān

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ lin⁴ saan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qílián Shān
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cílián Shan
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻi²-lien² Shan¹
    • Yale: Chí-lyán Shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyilian Shan
    • Palladius: Цилянь Шань (Ciljanʹ Šanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ lin⁴ saan¹
    • Yale: kèih lìhn sāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ lin⁴ saan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ lin⁴ san¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ liːn²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

祁連山

1. Qilian Mountains