# 金山
## Chinese

* 金山 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 金山 (Cantonese)
* kim-san (Southern Min)

### Etymology

For some geographical locations, the name refers to the gold rush in the 19th century. (The term is being used loosely for any place of great chances for wealth in a similar fashion to the English "gold mine".)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jīnshān
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄢ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gam$^1$ saan$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gim$^1$ san$^1$ / gim$^1$ san$^{1*}$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîm-sân
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kim-san
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$cin-se
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jīnshān
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jinshan
*** Wade–Giles: chin$^1$-shan$^1$
*** Yale: jīn-shān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinshan
*** Palladius: цзиньшань (czinʹšanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$津山 金山
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gam$^1$ saan$^1$
*** Yale: gām sāan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gam$^1$ saan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gem$^1$ san$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɐm⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gim$^1$ san$^1$ / gim$^1$ san$^{1*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /kim³³ san³³/, /kim³³ san³³⁻³³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîm-sân
*** Hakka Romanization System: gim$^ˊ$ san$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gim$^1$ san$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kim²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-san
*** Tâi-lô: kim-san
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kimsafn
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ san³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$cin-se
*** MiniDict: cin$^平$ se
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$jin-se
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ se²¹/

### Noun

金山
* gold mine

#### Derived terms

* 玉海金山
* 紫金山 (Zǐjīnshān)
* 金山客 (jīnshānkè)
* 金山阿伯

### Proper noun

金山
* (～區, formerly ～縣) Jinshan (a district and former county of Shanghai, China)
* (～區, formerly ～鄉) Jinshan, Chinshan (a district and former rural township in New Taipei, Taiwan)
* (～郡) (historical) Jinshan Commandery (in modern-day Sichuan)
* (～市) Kaneyama (a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan)
* (obsolete) Alternative name for 舊金山／旧金山 (Jiùjīnshān, “San Francisco, California, USA”).
    美國金山正埠／美国金山正埠 ― Měiguó Jīnshān zhèngbù ― San Francisco, USA
* (Cantonese, dated) Alternative name for 美國／美国 (Měiguó, “United States”).

#### Synonyms

* (United States):
* 米國／米国 (Mǐguó) (Internet slang, often humorous)
* 美利堅／美利坚 (Měilìjiān) (dated)
* 美利堅合眾國／美利坚合众国 (Měilìjiān hézhòngguó)
* 美國／美国 (Měiguó)
* 美帝 (měidì) (colloquial, slang, often derogatory)
* 花旗 (Huāqí) (obsolete or Min Nan)
* 花旗國／花旗国 (Huāqíguó) (obsolete)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美利堅合眾國, 美國 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 美國 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 美國 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 美國, 金山 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 美國, 花旗國 dated |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 美國, 花旗, 金山 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 金山 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 美國 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 美國, 米國, 亞美利加 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 美國 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 美國 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 花旗 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 美國 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 美國 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 美國 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 美國 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 美國, 花旗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 美國 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 美國, 花旗 |

#### Derived terms

* 新金山 (Xīnjīnshān, “Melbourne”)
* 舊金山／旧金山 (Jiùjīnshān, “San Francisco”)
* 金山阿伯
* 雪梨金山

#### Descendants

* → English: Chinshan, Jinshan, → Gold Mountain (calque)

#### See also

* Gold Mountain

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 金 | 山 |
| きん Grade: 1 | さん > ざん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Noun

金(きん)山(ざん) • (kinzan)
* gold mine (mine for gold)

#### Proper noun

金(きん)山(ざん) • (Kinzan)
* a place name, such as that of Jinshan District, New Taipei

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 金 | 山 |
| かな Grade: 1 | やま Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||

#### Noun

金(かな)山(やま) • (kanayama)
* a mine for metals

#### Proper noun

金(かな)山(やま) • (Kanayama)
* a place name
* a surname

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 金 | 山 |
| かね Grade: 1 | やま Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi ||

#### Proper noun

金(かね)山(やま) • (Kaneyama)
* Kaneyama (a town in Kaminoyama, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan)