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金山 (gam1 saan1) — a 19th-century name for the United States in general, or San Francisco or California in particular, propagated esp. by those encouraging the emigration of labourers who ultimately ended up as indentured coolies in Cantonese

gamˉ¹金saanˉ¹山
Mandarin Pinyin: jin1 shan1

Meaning of 金山

nouna 19th-century name for the United States in general, or San Francisco or California in particular, propagated esp. by those encouraging the emigration of labourers who ultimately ended up as indentured coolies
nounany seemingly attractive faraway land with promises of gold and riches
nounold name for San Francisco

Characters in 金山

金gam1
a Chinese family name
山saan1
mountain; hill; peak

Words Containing 金山

金山郊野公園gam1 saan1 gaau1 je5 gung1 jyun2
Kam Shan Country Park
金山灣gam1 saan1 waan1
San Francisco Bay
金山灣區gam1 saan1 waan1 keoi1
San Francisco Bay area; the Bay Area
新金山san1 gam1 saan1
the city of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia | Also known as '墨爾本'
舊金山gau6 gam1 saan1
the city of San Francisco, California, USA | This term is used by Mandarin speakers. Cantonese speakers tend to use '三蕃市'. The "new" Gold Mountain refers to when gold was later found in Australia.
金山橙gam1 saan1 caang2
Temple oranges (named after WC Temple)
金山客gam1 saan1 haak3
a Chinese-American returning to China to visit (lit., "gold mountain guest")
金山伯gam1 saan1 baak3
American Chinese
金山丁gam1 saan1 ding1
American Chinese
金山阿伯gam1 saan1 aa3 baak3
elderly Chinese male who returns to China from America in 1800s til 1900s (slang)

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