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Yu Shan

Yu Shan is the alternative form of Yushan.

Meaning of Yushan

Proper noun (1)

Yushan

  1. (Chinese) Jade Mountain, a mythological mountain and residence of The Queen Mother of the West
  2. The highest mountain in Taiwan
    • Another range is the Yushan or Mount Morrison Range, a group of lofty mountains with the general appearance of a high plateau. This range lies to the west of the main Taiwan Range across the mountain pass Patungkuan (Hattukan), which has an altitude of 2800 m. This group of mountains is dominated...1963, Hui-Lin Li, “The Physical Background of Taiwan”, in Woody Flora of Taiwan, Narberth, Penn.: Livingston Publishing Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 4
    Synonyms:
    Mount Morrison
  3. A county of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China.
    • In order to compel him to give up Yenping and retreat to Chekiang, Chiang sent a division from Yushan in Kiangsi to advance into the border of Chekiang.1937, Hollington K. Tong, Chiang Kai-shek: Soldier And Statesman, volume 1, London: Hurst & Blackett, →OCLC, page 120
  4. A town in Lantian, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

Proper noun (2)

Yushan

  1. A district of Ma'anshan, Anhui, China.

Proper noun (3)

Yushan

  1. A town in Xiangzhou district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.

Origin of Yu Shan

From Mandarin 玉山 (Yùshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Yü⁴ Shan¹.

Questions about Yu Shan

What is Yu Shan the alternative form of?
Yu Shan is the alternative form of Yushan.

Words near Yu Shan in the dictionary

  1. Ytuartes
  2. yturned
  3. ytvA
  4. yu
  5. yu choy
  6. Yu Shan
  7. yu sheng
  8. yu shiang
  9. yu toy
  10. Yu'an
  11. Yu'pik

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