T'ai-shan
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Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Taishan (a county-level city in Jiangmen, Guangdong, China; former county of Guangdong, China). alt-of, alternative
"When in the summer of 1944 the Japanese advanced to take the districts of T'ai-shan and San-shui, the county of K'ai-p'ing was menaced. The Chinese army had retreated, but the two tsu of Szu-t'u and Kuan organized themselves to fight for their homes."
- 2 Alternative form of Tai Shan. alt-of, alternative
"Confucius did not listen to this warning, but taking his disciple Yen Hui to drive the carriage and putting Tzu-kung on his right, he set off to visit the brigand Chih. The brigand and his men happened at the time to be resting on the southern slopes of the T'ai-shan, and were enjoying a supper of minced human liver."
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More examples"When in the summer of 1944 the Japanese advanced to take the districts of T'ai-shan and San-shui, the county of K'ai-p'ing was menaced. The Chinese army had retreated, but the two tsu of Szu-t'u and Kuan organized themselves to fight for their homes."
Etymology
From Mandarin 臺山 /台山 (Táishān), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻai²-shan¹.
From Mandarin 泰山 (Tàishān), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻai⁴-shan¹.
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