| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 山 | 山 | Shān | - surname Shan |
| 山 | 山 | shān | - mountain - hill - anything that resembles a mountain - CL:座[zuo4] - bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons - gable |
| 三山 | 三山 | Sānshān | - Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui |
| 上山 | 上山 | shàngshān | - to go uphill - to spin cocoon (silkworms) - to pass away |
| 下山 | 下山 | xiàshān | - (of the sun) to set |
| 中山 | 中山 | Zhōngshān | - refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen - Nakayama, common Japanese surname (borrowed by Sun Yat-sen) - Zhongshan prefecture level city in Guangdong close to Sun Yat-Sen's birth-place |
| 乳山 | 乳山 | Rǔshān | - Rushan county level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong |
| 京山 | 京山 | Jīngshān | - Jingshan county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[Jing1 men2], Hubei |
| 仙山 | 仙山 | xiānshān | - mountain of Immortals |
| 佛山 | 佛山 | Fóshān | - Foshan prefecture level city in Guangdong |
| 保山 | 保山 | Bǎoshān | - Baoshan prefecture level city in Yunnan |
| 仓山 | 倉山 | Cāngshān | - Cangshan district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian |
| 假山 | 假山 | jiǎshān | - rock garden - rockery |
| 元山 | 元山 | Yuánshān | - Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea |
| 光山 | 光山 | Guāngshān | - Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan |
| 克山 | 克山 | Kèshān | - Keshan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang |
| 冬山 | 冬山 | Dōngshān | - Tungshan or Dongshan township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 冰山 | 冰山 | bīngshān | - iceberg - CL:座[zuo4] |
| 出山 | 出山 | chūshān | - to leave the mountain (of a hermit) - to come out of obscurity to a government job - to take a leading position |
| 北山 | 北山 | Běishān | - northern mountain - refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan |
| 南山 | 南山 | Nánshān | - Nanshan or Namsan, common place name - Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong |
| 博山 | 博山 | Bóshān | - Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong |
| 台山 | 台山 | Táishān | - Taishan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong |
| 合山 | 合山 | Héshān | - Heshan county level city in Laibin 來賓|来宾[Lai2 bin1], Guangxi |
| 名山 | 名山 | Míngshān | - famous mountain - Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan |
| 君山 | 君山 | Jūnshān | - Junshan district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan |
| 含山 | 含山 | Hánshān | - Hanshan county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui |
| 员山 | 員山 | Yuánshān | - Yuanshan township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 唐山 | 唐山 | Tángshān | - Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei |
| 喀山 | 喀山 | Kāshān | - Kazan |
| 嘉山 | 嘉山 | Jiāshān | - Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefecture 滁州[Chu2 zhou1] - provincial level scenic area in Hunan |
| 坟山 | 墳山 | fénshān | - hill cemetery - ancestral grave, traditionally sited on mountain acc. to rules of fengshui 風水|风水 |
| 多山 | 多山 | duōshān | - mountainous |
| 大山 | 大山 | Dàshān | - Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC |
| 天山 | 天山 | Tiānshān | - Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan |
| 孤山 | 孤山 | GūShān | - Solitary Hill, located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province |
| 孤山 | 孤山 | gūshān | - isolated peak |
| 孙山 | 孫山 | SūnShān | - Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar |
| 宜山 | 宜山 | Yíshān | - former Yishan county and town, now called Yizhou 宜州[Yi2 zhou1] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi |
| 密山 | 密山 | Mìshān | - Mishan county level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang |
| 宝山 | 寶山 | Bǎoshān | - Baoshang District of Shanghai - Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang - Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan |
| 尖山 | 尖山 | Jiānshān | - Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang |
| 屏山 | 屏山 | Píngshān | - Pingshan county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan |
| 山上 | 山上 | Shānshàng | - Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 山丘 | 山丘 | shānqiū | - hill |
| 山丹 | 山丹 | Shāndān | - Shandan county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhang1 ye4], Gansu |
| 山丹 | 山丹 | shāndān | - coral lily (Lilium pumilum) |
| 山亭 | 山亭 | Shāntíng | - Shanting district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 shi4], Shandong |
| 山凹 | 山凹 | shānāo | - mountain cave, hole, recess etc |
| 山势 | 山勢 | shānshì | - topography of a mountain - features of a mountain |
| 山包 | 山包 | shānbāo | - (dialect) hill |
| 山区 | 山區 | shānqū | - mountain area - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 山南 | 山南 | Shānnán | - Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha |
| 山口 | 山口 | Shānkǒu | - Yamaguchi (name and place name) - Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] |
| 山口 | 山口 | shānkǒu | - mountain pass |
| 山嘴 | 山嘴 | shānzuǐ | - mountain spur |
| 山地 | 山地 | shāndì | - mountainous region - hilly area - hilly country |
| 山坡 | 山坡 | shānpō | - hillside |
| 山埃 | 山埃 | shānāi | - cyanide (loanword) - same as 氰化 |
| 山城 | 山城 | Shānchéng | - Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan |
| 山壑 | 山壑 | shānhè | - gullies - valleys |
| 山奈 | 山奈 | shānnài | - Thai ginger - lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga) - cyanide (loanword) - same as 氰化 |
| 山子 | 山子 | shānzi | - rock garden - rockery |
| 山寨 | 山寨 | shānzhài | - fortified hill village - mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) - fig. outside government supervision - evading tax or copyright law - knockoff (goods) - imitation - parody |
| 山冈 | 山岡 | shāngāng | - mound - small hill |
| 山峰 | 山峰 | shānfēng | - (mountain) peak |
| 山峡 | 山峽 | shānxiá | - gorge - canyon - mountain valley |
| 山崎 | 山崎 | Shānqí | - Yamasaki (name) |
| 山崖 | 山崖 | shānyá | - cliff |
| 山崩 | 山崩 | shānbēng | - landslide - landslip |
| 山岭 | 山嶺 | shānlǐng | - mountain ridge |
| 山岳 | 山嶽 | shānyuè | - mountain - hill - lofty mountain |
| 山峦 | 山巒 | shānluán | - mountain range - unbroken chain of peaks |
| 山巅 | 山巔 | shāndiān | - summit |
| 山形 | 山形 | Shānxíng | - Yamagata prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] |
| 山本 | 山本 | Shānběn | - Yamamoto (name) |
| 山村 | 山村 | shāncūn | - mountain village |
| 山东 | 山東 | Shāndōng | - Shandong province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯|鲁, capital 濟南|济南 |
| 山查 | 山查 | shānzhā | - variant of 山楂[shan1 zha1] |
| 山梁 | 山梁 | shānliáng | - mountain ridge |
| 山梨 | 山梨 | shānlí | - rowan or mountain-ash (genus Sorbus) |
| 山楂 | 山楂 | shānzhā | - hawthorn tree (rose family, genus Crataegus) - rose hip (hawthorn fruit) |
| 山歌 | 山歌 | shāngē | - folk song - mountain song |
| 山水 | 山水 | Shānshuǐ | - Sansui, Japanese company |
| 山水 | 山水 | shānshuǐ | - water from a mountain - mountains and rivers - scenery - landscape |
| 山河 | 山河 | shānhé | - mountains and rivers - the whole country |
| 山洞 | 山洞 | shāndòng | - cavern - cave |
| 山洪 | 山洪 | shānhóng | - mountain flash flood - mountain torrent |
| 山沟 | 山溝 | shāngōu | - valley - gully - mountain region |
| 山涧 | 山澗 | shānjiàn | - mountain stream |
| 山火 | 山火 | shānhuǒ | - wildfire - forest fire |
| 山墙 | 山牆 | shānqiáng | - gable |
| 山狮 | 山獅 | shānshī | - mountain lion |
| 山瑞 | 山瑞 | shānruì | - wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri) |
| 山神 | 山神 | shānshén | - mountain god |
| 山竹 | 山竹 | shānzhú | - mangosteen |
| 山羊 | 山羊 | shānyáng | - goat - (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse |
| 山羌 | 山羌 | shānqiāng | - Reeves's Muntjac - Muntiacus reevesi (zoology) |
| 山脉 | 山脈 | shānmài | - mountain range - CL:條|条[tiao2] |
| 山脊 | 山脊 | shānjǐ | - mountain ridge |
| 山腰 | 山腰 | shānyāo | - halfway up a mountain - lit. waist of mountain |
| 山脚 | 山腳 | shānjiǎo | - foot of a mountain |
| 山芋 | 山芋 | shānyù | - sweet potato |
| 山茶 | 山茶 | shānchá | - camellia |
| 山庄 | 山莊 | shānzhuāng | - manor house - villa - (used in hotel names) |
| 山莓 | 山莓 | shānméi | - raspberry |
| 山葵 | 山葵 | shānkuí | - wasabi |
| 山药 | 山藥 | shānyao | - Dioscorea opposita - yam |
| 山行 | 山行 | shānxíng | - mountain hike |
| 山西 | 山西 | Shānxī | - Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原 |
| 山谷 | 山谷 | shāngǔ | - valley - ravine |
| 山猫 | 山貓 | shānmāo | - lynx - bobcat - leopard cat |
| 山贼 | 山賊 | shānzéi | - brigand |
| 山路 | 山路 | shānlù | - mountain road |
| 山乡 | 山鄉 | shānxiāng | - mountain area |
| 山野 | 山野 | shānyě | - mountain and fields |
| 山门 | 山門 | shānmén | - monastery main gate (Buddhism) - monastery |
| 山阴 | 山陰 | Shānyīn | - Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[Shuo4 zhou1], Shanxi |
| 山阳 | 山陽 | Shānyáng | - Shanyang District of Jiaozuo City 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 Shi4], Henan - Shanyang County in Shangluo 商洛[Shang1 luo4], Shaanxi |
| 山雀 | 山雀 | shānquè | - tit |
| 山雉 | 山雉 | shānzhì | - pheasant |
| 山鸡 | 山雞 | shānjī | - Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii) - (dialect) pheasant |
| 山难 | 山難 | shānnàn | - mountain accident |
| 山靛 | 山靛 | shāndiàn | - mercury |
| 山顶 | 山頂 | shāndǐng | - hilltop |
| 山头 | 山頭 | shāntóu | - mountain top |
| 山体 | 山體 | shāntǐ | - form of a mountain |
| 山斗 | 山鬥 | shāndòu | - leading light (of a generation etc) - (honorific appellation) |
| 山鹛 | 山鶥 | shānméi | - (Chinese bird species) Chinese hill warbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis) |
| 山鹨 | 山鷚 | shānliù | - (Chinese bird species) upland pipit (Anthus sylvanus) |
| 山麓 | 山麓 | shānlù | - foothills |
| 岐山 | 岐山 | Qíshān | - Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi |
| 冈山 | 岡山 | Gāngshān | - Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan - Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] |
| 岱山 | 岱山 | Dàishān | - Daishan county in Zhoushan 舟山[Zhou1 shan1], Zhejiang |
| 昆山 | 崑山 | Kūnshān | - Kunshan county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu |
| 岚山 | 嵐山 | Lánshān | - Lanshan district of Rizhao city 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 shi4], Shandong |
| 嵞山 | 嵞山 | Túshān | - Mt Tu in Zhejiang - also written 涂山 |
| 嵩山 | 嵩山 | SōngShān | - Mt Song in Henan, central of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] |
| 崂山 | 嶗山 | Láoshān | - Laoshan district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong |
| 巫山 | 巫山 | WūShān | - Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges |
| 巫山 | 巫山 | Wūshān | - Wushan county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 巴山 | 巴山 | Bāshān | - Mt Ba in eastern Sichuan |
| 常山 | 常山 | Chángshān | - Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang |
| 平山 | 平山 | Píngshān | - Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei - Pingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning |
| 庐山 | 廬山 | Lúshān | - Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi - Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot |
| 彭山 | 彭山 | Péngshān | - Pengshan County in Meishan 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 微山 | 微山 | Wēishān | - Weishan County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong |
| 恒山 | 恆山 | HéngShān | - Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] - Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang |
| 惠山 | 惠山 | Huìshān | - Huishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu |
| 房山 | 房山 | Fángshān | - Fangshan district of Beijing, formerly Fangshan county |
| 文山 | 文山 | Wénshān | - Wenshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan - Wenshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 新山 | 新山 | Xīnshān | - Johor Bahru (city in Malaysia) |
| 方山 | 方山 | Fāngshān | - Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西 |
| 旗山 | 旗山 | Qíshān | - Chishan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan |
| 昂山 | 昂山 | ÁngShān | - Aung San (1915-1947), Burmese general and politician, hero of Myanmar independence movement and father of Aung San Su Kyi 昂山素季[Ang2 Shan1 Su4 Ji4] |
| 明山 | 明山 | Míngshān | - Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning |
| 景山 | 景山 | Jǐngshān | - Jingshan (name of a hill in Jingshan park) |
| 东山 | 東山 | Dōngshān | - Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian - Tungshan township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 松山 | 松山 | Sōngshān | - Songshan or Sungshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan - Matsuyama, city in Japan |
| 枋山 | 枋山 | Fāngshān | - Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan |
| 桃山 | 桃山 | Táoshān | - peach mountain - Taoshan district of Qitaihe city 七台河[Qi1 tai2 he2], Heilongjiang |
| 梁山 | 梁山 | Liángshān | - Liangshan city and County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong |
| 梅山 | 梅山 | Méishān | - Meishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan |
| 乐山 | 樂山 | Lèshān | - Leshan prefecture level city in Sichuan |
| 横山 | 橫山 | Héngshān | - Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi - Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan |
| 武山 | 武山 | Wǔshān | - Wushan county in Tianshui 天水[Tian1 shui3], Gansu |
| 江山 | 江山 | Jiāngshān | - Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang |
| 江山 | 江山 | jiāngshān | - rivers and mountains - landscape - country |
| 泉山 | 泉山 | Quánshān | - Quanshan district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu |
| 泰山 | 泰山 | TàiShān | - Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] |
| 泰山 | 泰山 | Tàishān | - Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle) - Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 洪山 | 洪山 | Hóngshān | - Hongshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei |
| 浮山 | 浮山 | Fúshān | - Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi |
| 涂山 | 涂山 | Túshān | - Mt Tu in Zhejiang |
| 淮山 | 淮山 | Huáishān | - Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita), also known as nagaimo |
| 深山 | 深山 | shēnshān | - deep in the mountains |
| 潜山 | 潛山 | Qiánshān | - Qianshan county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui |
| 火山 | 火山 | huǒshān | - volcano |
| 烈山 | 烈山 | Lièshān | - Lieshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 shi4], Anhui |
| 燕山 | 燕山 | Yānshān | - Yan mountain range across north Hebei |
| 营山 | 營山 | Yíngshān | - Yingshan county in Nanchong 南充[Nan2 chong1], Sichuan |
| 爬山 | 爬山 | páshān | - to climb a mountain - to mountaineer - hiking - mountaineering |
| 独山 | 獨山 | Dúshān | - Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| 玉山 | 玉山 | YùShān | - Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m) |
| 玉山 | 玉山 | Yùshān | - Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi |
| 珠山 | 珠山 | Zhūshān | - Mt Everest - abbr. for 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰, Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan) - Nepalese: Sagarmatha - Mt Pearl (place name) - Zhushan district of Jingdezhen city 景德鎮市|景德镇市, Jiangxi |
| 璧山 | 璧山 | Bìshān | - Bishan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 琼山 | 瓊山 | Qióngshān | - Qiongshan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan |
| 登山 | 登山 | dēngshān | - to climb a mountain - climbing - mountaineering |
| 白山 | 白山 | Báishān | - Baishan prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China |
| 皮山 | 皮山 | Píshān | - Guma Nahiyisi - Pishan county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang |
| 盘山 | 盤山 | Pánshān | - Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning |
| 盘山 | 盤山 | pánshān | - going around a mountain |
| 相山 | 相山 | Xiāngshān | - Xiangshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 shi4], Anhui |
| 眉山 | 眉山 | Méishān | - Meishan prefecture level city in Sichuan |
| 砚山 | 硯山 | Yànshān | - Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 砀山 | 碭山 | Dàngshān | - Dangshan county in Suzhou 宿州[Su4 zhou1], Anhui |
| 确山 | 確山 | Quèshān | - Queshan county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan |
| 矿山 | 礦山 | kuàngshān | - mine |
| 神山 | 神山 | shénshān | - sacred mountain |
| 福山 | 福山 | Fúshān | - Fushan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong |
| 秀山 | 秀山 | Xiùshān | - Xiushan Tujiazu-Miaozu autonomous county in Sichuan |
| 稷山 | 稷山 | Jìshān | - Jishan county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi |
| 竹山 | 竹山 | Zhúshān | - Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei - Zhushan or Chushan town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan |
| 红山 | 紅山 | hóngshān | - Hongshan district of Chifeng city 赤峰市, Inner Mongolia |
| 罗山 | 羅山 | Luóshān | - Luoshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan |
| 群山 | 群山 | qúnshān | - mountains - a range of hills |
| 翁山 | 翁山 | WēngShān | - see 昂山[Ang2 Shan1] |
| 背山 | 背山 | bèishān | - with back to the mountain (favored location) |
| 兴山 | 興山 | Xīngshān | - Xingshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang - Xingshan county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei |
| 舟山 | 舟山 | Zhōushān | - Zhoushan prefecture level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands) - formerly Dinghai 定海 |
| 船山 | 船山 | Chuánshān | - Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 shi4], Sichuan |
| 花山 | 花山 | Huāshān | - Huashan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui |
| 英山 | 英山 | Yīngshān | - Yingshan county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei |
| 茅山 | 茅山 | MáoShān | - Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[Ju4 rong2], Jiangsu Province |
| 草山 | 草山 | CǎoShān | - Grassy Hill (hill in Hong Kong) |
| 荆山 | 荊山 | Jīngshān | - Thorny mountain (several) - Mt Jingshan in Hubei |
| 华山 | 華山 | HuàShān | - Mt Hua in Shaanxi, westmost of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] |
| 莱山 | 萊山 | Láishān | - Laishan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong |
| 蒙山 | 蒙山 | Méngshān | - Mengshan county in Wuzhou 梧州[Wu2 zhou1], Guangxi |
| 苍山 | 蒼山 | Cāngshān | - Cangshan county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong |
| 蔚山 | 蔚山 | Wèishān | - Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea |
| 萧山 | 蕭山 | Xiāoshān | - Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang |
| 蓝山 | 藍山 | Lánshān | - Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan |
| 芦山 | 蘆山 | Lúshān | - Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan |
| 兰山 | 蘭山 | Lánshān | - Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong |
| 蚌山 | 蚌山 | Bèngshān | - Bengshan district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 shi4], Anhui |
| 蜀山 | 蜀山 | Shǔshān | - Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[He2 fei2 shi4], Anhui |
| 蚕山 | 蠶山 | cánshān | - silkworm nest (bundle of straw etc provided for silkworm to spin their cocoons) |
| 衡山 | 衡山 | HéngShān | - Mt Heng in Hunan, southern of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] - Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan |
| 象山 | 象山 | Xiàngshān | - Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi - Xiangshan county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang |
| 贡山 | 貢山 | Gòngshān | - Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan |
| 赫山 | 赫山 | Hèshān | - Heshan district of Yiyang city 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 shi4], Hunan |
| 走山 | 走山 | zǒushān | - landslide - avalanche - to take a walk in the mountains |
| 通山 | 通山 | Tōngshān | - Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei |
| 造山 | 造山 | zàoshān | - mountain building - orogenesis (geology) |
| 连山 | 連山 | Liánshān | - Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning |
| 邙山 | 邙山 | Mángshān | - Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs |
| 邯山 | 邯山 | Hánshān | - Hanshan district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei |
| 金山 | 金山 | Jīnshān | - Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai - Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 釜山 | 釜山 | Fǔshān | - Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea |
| 铅山 | 鉛山 | Yánshān | - Yanshan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shang4 rao2], Jiangxi |
| 铜山 | 銅山 | Tóngshān | - Tongshan county in Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], Jiangsu |
| 锡山 | 錫山 | Xīshān | - Xishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu |
| 镇山 | 鎮山 | zhènshān | - main mountain of a region |
| 钟山 | 鐘山 | Zhōngshān | - Zhongshan district of Liupanshui city 六盤水市|六盘水市[Liu4 pan2 shui3 shi4], Guizhou - Zhongshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi |
| 铁山 | 鐵山 | Tiěshān | - Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei |
| 开山 | 開山 | kāishān | - to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) - to open a monastery |
| 关山 | 關山 | Guānshān | - Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan |
| 关山 | 關山 | guānshān | - fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall) - one's home town |
| 阴山 | 陰山 | Yīnshān | - Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia |
| 阳山 | 陽山 | Yángshān | - Yangshan county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong |
| 隔山 | 隔山 | géshān | - half-sibling relationship - brothers with different mother - step- |
| 雁山 | 雁山 | Yànshān | - Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi |
| 雨山 | 雨山 | Yǔshān | - Yushan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui |
| 雷山 | 雷山 | Léishān | - Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| 霍山 | 霍山 | Huòshān | - Huoshan county in Lu'an 六安[Lu4 an1], Anhui |
| 霞山 | 霞山 | Xiáshān | - Xiashan district of Zhanjiang city 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 shi4], Guangdong |
| 灵山 | 靈山 | Língshān | - Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi |
| 青山 | 青山 | Qīngshān | - Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei - Qingshan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia |
| 青山 | 青山 | qīngshān | - green hills - (the good) life |
| 静山 | 靜山 | jìngshān | - Cheng San (electoral constituency in Singapore) |
| 靠山 | 靠山 | kàoshān | - patron - supporter - close to a mountain |
| 鞍山 | 鞍山 | Ānshān | - Anshan prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China |
| 韶山 | 韶山 | Sháoshān | - Shaoshan county level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan |
| 香山 | 香山 | xiāngshān | - Fragrance Hill (a park in Beijing) |
| 马山 | 馬山 | Mǎshān | - Mashan county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi |
| 骊山 | 驪山 | Líshān | - Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor |
| 高山 | 高山 | gāoshān | - high mountain - alpine |
| 鲁山 | 魯山 | Lǔshān | - Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Ping2 ding3 shan1], Henan |
| 鸠山 | 鳩山 | Jiūshān | - Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name - Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister from 2009 |
| 凤山 | 鳳山 | Fèngshān | - Fengshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi - Fengshan city in Taiwan |
| 鹤山 | 鶴山 | Hèshān | - Heshan district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan - Heshan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong |
| 盐山 | 鹽山 | Yánshān | - Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei |
| 麻山 | 麻山 | Máshān | - Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang |
| 黄山 | 黃山 | Huángshān | - Mt Huang - Yellow mountains - Huangshan prefecture level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui |
| 黑山 | 黑山 | Hēishān | - Montenegro, former Yugoslavia - Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning |
| 鼓山 | 鼓山 | Gǔshān | - Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan |
| 龙山 | 龍山 | Lóngshān | - Dragon mountain - Longshan district of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin - Longshan county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] |
| 龟山 | 龜山 | Guīshān | - Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan |
| 三山区 | 三山區 | Sānshānqū | - Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui |
| 不周山 | 不周山 | BùzhōuShān | - Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend |
| 中山区 | 中山區 | Zhōngshānqū | - Zhongshan or Chungshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan - Zhongshan district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning - Chungshan district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan |
| 中山市 | 中山市 | Zhōngshānshì | - Zhongshan prefecture level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3] in south China, close to Dr Sun Yat-Sen's birth-place |
| 中山服 | 中山服 | zhōngshānfú | - Chinese tunic suit - Mao jacket - CL:件[jian4] |
| 中山装 | 中山裝 | zhōngshānzhuāng | - Chinese tunic suit |
| 中山陵 | 中山陵 | ZhōngshānLíng | - Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing |
| 丹霞山 | 丹霞山 | DānxiáShān | - Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong |
| 九宫山 | 九宮山 | Jiǔgōngshān | - Jiugongshan nature reserve in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture 咸宁, Hubei |
| 九嶷山 | 九嶷山 | Jiǔyíshān | - Jiuyi mountain range in Hunan on the border with Guangdong |
| 九华山 | 九華山 | Jiǔhuáshān | - Mt Jiuhua in Anhui, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Kṣitigarbha 地藏 |
| 乳山市 | 乳山市 | Rǔshānshì | - Rushan county level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong |
| 五指山 | 五指山 | Wǔzhǐshān | - Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan - Wuzhishan City, Hainan |
| 五台山 | 五臺山 | WǔtáiShān | - Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊[Wen2 shu1] |
| 井冈山 | 井岡山 | JǐnggāngShān | - Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region |
| 井冈山 | 井岡山 | Jǐnggāngshān | - Jinggangshan county level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi |
| 京山县 | 京山縣 | Jīngshānxiàn | - Jingshan county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[Jing1 men2], Hubei |
| 伏牛山 | 伏牛山 | Fúniúshān | - Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qin2 ling3 shan1 mai4], Shaanxi |
| 佛山市 | 佛山市 | Fóshānshì | - Foshan prefecture level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3] |
| 侃大山 | 侃大山 | kǎndàshān | - to chatter idly - to gossip - to boast or brag |
| 保山市 | 保山市 | Bǎoshānshì | - Baoshan prefecture level city in Yunnan |
| 仓山区 | 倉山區 | Cāngshānqū | - Cangshan district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian |
| 元宝山 | 元寶山 | Yuánbǎoshān | - Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia |
| 元山市 | 元山市 | Yuánshānshì | - Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea |
| 光山县 | 光山縣 | Guāngshānxiàn | - Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan |
| 克山县 | 克山縣 | Kèshānxiàn | - Keshan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang |
| 八公山 | 八公山 | Bāgōngshān | - Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui |
| 八卦山 | 八卦山 | BāguàShān | - Bagua Mountain, Taiwan |
| 八宝山 | 八寶山 | Bābǎoshān | - Mt Babao in Haidian district of Beijing |
| 六盘山 | 六盤山 | LiùpánShān | - Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China |
| 冬山乡 | 冬山鄉 | Dōngshānxiāng | - Tungshan or Dongshan township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 刘云山 | 劉雲山 | LiúYúnshān | - Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC career politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, from 2002 head of party Central Propaganda Section 中央宣传部 |
| 千山区 | 千山區 | Qiānshānqū | - Qianshan district of Anshan city 鞍山市[An1 shan1 shi4], Liaoning |
| 半山区 | 半山區 | bànshānqū | - mid-levels (in Hong Kong) |
| 南山区 | 南山區 | Nánshānqū | - Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong - Nanshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang |
| 博士山 | 博士山 | BóshìShān | - Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia with a large Chinese community |
| 博山区 | 博山區 | Bóshānqū | - Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong |
| 台山市 | 台山市 | Táishānshì | - Taishan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong |
| 合山市 | 合山市 | Héshānshì | - Heshan county level city in Laibin 來賓|来宾[Lai2 bin1], Guangxi |
| 名山县 | 名山縣 | Míngshānxiàn | - Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan |
| 君山区 | 君山區 | Jūnshānqū | - Junshan district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan |
| 含山县 | 含山縣 | Hánshānxiàn | - Hanshan county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui |
| 和歌山 | 和歌山 | Hégēshān | - Wakayama prefecture in central Japan |
| 员山乡 | 員山鄉 | Yuánshānxiāng | - Yuanshan township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 唐家山 | 唐家山 | Tángjiāshān | - area in Beichuan county Sichuan |
| 唐山市 | 唐山市 | Tángshānshì | - Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei |
| 喜山鵟 | 喜山鵟 | XǐShānkuáng | - (Chinese bird species) Himalayan buzzard (Buteo burmanicus) |
| 乔巴山 | 喬巴山 | Qiáobāshān | - Choibalsan, city in Mongolia, capital of the eastern aimag (province) of Dornod - Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895-1952), Communist leader of the Mongolian People's Republic (mid-1930s-1952) |
| 嘉山县 | 嘉山縣 | Jiāshānxiàn | - Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefecture 滁州[Chu2 zhou1] |
| 国会山 | 國會山 | Guóhuìshān | - Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. |
| 大别山 | 大別山 | Dàbiéshān | - Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces |
| 大山猫 | 大山貓 | dàshānmāo | - Lynx rufus |
| 大山雀 | 大山雀 | dàshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) great tit (Parus major) |
| 大屿山 | 大嶼山 | Dàyǔshān | - Lantau Island |
| 大箐山 | 大箐山 | dàqìngshān | - mountain in Heilongjiang province |
| 大青山 | 大青山 | dàqīngshān | - mountain in Heilongjiang province |
| 天台山 | 天台山 | TiāntāiShān | - Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[Tian1 tai2 zong1] |
| 天山区 | 天山區 | Tiānshānqū | - Tianshan district (Uighur: Tiyanshan rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang |
| 太白山 | 太白山 | TàibáiShān | - Mt Taibai in Shaanxi |
| 太行山 | 太行山 | Tàihángshān | - Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi |
| 夹山寺 | 夾山寺 | Jiāshānsì | - Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen 石门, Changde 常德, Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 |
| 孙中山 | 孫中山 | SūnZhōngshān | - Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党 - same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙 |
| 安山岩 | 安山岩 | ānshānyán | - andesite (geology) |
| 安禄山 | 安祿山 | ĀnLùshān | - An Lushan (703-757), famous general and favorite of Tang emperor Xuanzong, eventually precipitated catastrophic An Shi rebellion (755-763) |
| 宜山县 | 宜山縣 | Yíshānxiàn | - former Yishan county, now called Yizhou 宜州[Yi2 zhou1] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi |
| 宜山镇 | 宜山鎮 | Yíshānzhèn | - former Yizhan town, now called Yizhou county level city 宜州市[Yi2 zhou1 shi4] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi |
| 密山市 | 密山市 | Mìshānshì | - Mishan county level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang |
| 富士山 | 富士山 | FùshìShān | - Mt. Fuji, Japan |
| 宝山区 | 寶山區 | Bǎoshānqū | - Baoshang district of Shanghai - Baoshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang |
| 宝山乡 | 寶山鄉 | Bǎoshānxiāng | - Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan |
| 小汤山 | 小湯山 | Xiǎotāngshān | - Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality |
| 尖山区 | 尖山區 | Jiānshānqū | - Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang |
| 屏山县 | 屏山縣 | Píngshānxiàn | - Pingshan county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan |
| 山上乡 | 山上鄉 | Shānshàngxiāng | - Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 山丹丹 | 山丹丹 | shāndāndān | - see 山丹[shan1 dan1] |
| 山丹县 | 山丹縣 | Shāndānxiàn | - Shandan county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhang1 ye4], Gansu |
| 山亭区 | 山亭區 | Shāntíngqū | - Shanting district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 shi4], Shandong |
| 山口洋 | 山口洋 | Shānkǒuyáng | - Singkawang city (Kalimantan, Indonesia) |
| 山口县 | 山口縣 | Shānkǒuxiàn | - Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] |
| 山噪鹛 | 山噪鶥 | shānzàoméi | - (Chinese bird species) plain laughingthrush (Garrulax davidi) |
| 山城区 | 山城區 | Shānchéngqū | - Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan |
| 山奈钾 | 山奈鉀 | shānnàijiǎ | - potassium cyanide KCN - same as 氰化鉀|氰化钾 |
| 山寨机 | 山寨機 | shānzhàijī | - black market product - fake - imitation or counterfeit of branded product |
| 山寨货 | 山寨貨 | shānzhàihuò | - black market product - fake - imitation or counterfeit of branded product |
| 山嵛菜 | 山嵛菜 | shānyúcài | - variant of 山萮菜[shan1 yu2 cai4] |
| 山形县 | 山形縣 | Shānxíngxiàn | - Yamagata prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] |
| 山斑鸠 | 山斑鳩 | shānbānjiū | - (Chinese bird species) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) |
| 山旮旯 | 山旮旯 | shāngālá | - recess in mountains |
| 山东省 | 山東省 | ShāndōngShěng | - Shandong Province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯|鲁[Lu3], capital Ji'nan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2] |
| 山案座 | 山案座 | Shānànzuò | - Mensa (constellation) |
| 山梨县 | 山梨縣 | Shānlíxiàn | - Yamanashi prefecture, Japan |
| 山梨醇 | 山梨醇 | shānlíchún | - sorbitol C6H14O6 (sugar substitute and mild laxative) |
| 山椒鱼 | 山椒魚 | shānjiāoyú | - Hynobius formosanus - Taiwan salamander |
| 山榄科 | 山欖科 | shānlǎnkē | - Sapotaceae (botany) |
| 山毛榉 | 山毛櫸 | shānmáojǔ | - beech |
| 山水画 | 山水畫 | shānshuǐhuà | - landscape painting |
| 山水诗 | 山水詩 | shānshuǐshī | - landscape poetry |
| 山河镇 | 山河鎮 | Shānhézhèn | - Shanhe town in Zhengning county 正寧縣|正宁县[Zheng4 ning2 xian4], Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu |
| 山海经 | 山海經 | ShānhǎiJīng | - Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc |
| 山海关 | 山海關 | Shānhǎiguān | - Shanhai pass, the Eastern pass of the Great Wall - Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei |
| 山瑞鳖 | 山瑞鱉 | shānruìbiē | - wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri) |
| 山皇鸠 | 山皇鳩 | shānhuángjiū | - (Chinese bird species) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia) |
| 山羊座 | 山羊座 | Shānyángzuò | - Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac) - Japanese variant of 魔羯座 |
| 山羊绒 | 山羊絨 | shānyángróng | - cashmere |
| 山茱萸 | 山茱萸 | shānzhūyú | - Cornus officinalis - sour mountain date - herb associated with longevity |
| 山茶花 | 山茶花 | shāncháhuā | - camellia |
| 山萮菜 | 山萮菜 | shānyúcài | - wasabi (Eutrema wasabi Maxim), a kind of fern used in Japanese cooking |
| 山西兽 | 山西獸 | Shānxīshòu | - Shansitherium fuguensis (early giraffe) |
| 山西省 | 山西省 | Shānxīshěng | - Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原 |
| 山谷市 | 山谷市 | ShāngǔShì | - the Valley, capital of Anguilla |
| 山道年 | 山道年 | shāndàonián | - santonin (loanword) |
| 山达基 | 山達基 | Shāndájī | - Scientology |
| 山阴县 | 山陰縣 | Shānyīnxiàn | - Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[Shuo4 zhou1], Shanxi |
| 山阳区 | 山陽區 | Shānyángqū | - Shangyang district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 shi4], Henan |
| 山阳县 | 山陽縣 | ShānyángXiàn | - Shanyang County in Shangluo 商洛[Shang1 luo4], Shaanxi |
| 山鹡鸰 | 山鶺鴒 | shānjílíng | - (Chinese bird species) forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) |
| 山鹪莺 | 山鷦鶯 | shānjiāoyīng | - (Chinese bird species) striated prinia (Prinia criniger) |
| 山麻雀 | 山麻雀 | shānmáquè | - (Chinese bird species) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans) |
| 岐山县 | 岐山縣 | QíshānXiàn | - Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi |
| 冈山县 | 岡山縣 | Gāngshānxiàn | - Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1] |
| 冈山镇 | 岡山鎮 | Gāngshānzhèn | - Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan |
| 岱山县 | 岱山縣 | Dàishānxiàn | - Daishan county in Zhoushan 舟山[Zhou1 shan1], Zhejiang |
| 岳麓山 | 岳麓山 | YuèlùShān | - Mt Yuelu in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], famous for scenery, temples and tombs |
| 峨山县 | 峨山縣 | Éshānxiàn | - Eshan Yizu autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan |
| 峨嵋山 | 峨嵋山 | Éméishān | - Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤 |
| 峨眉山 | 峨眉山 | ÉméiShān | - Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤[Pu3 xian2] - Emeishan city |
| 岘首山 | 峴首山 | Xiànshǒushān | - Mt Xianshou in Hubei |
| 昆山市 | 崑山市 | Kūnshānshì | - Kunshan county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu |
| 昆仑山 | 崑崙山 | Kūnlúnshān | - Kunlun Mountain range |
| 岚山区 | 嵐山區 | Lánshānqū | - Lanshan district of Rizhao city 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 shi4], Shandong |
| 崂山区 | 嶗山區 | Láoshānqū | - Laoshan district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong |
| 巍山县 | 巍山縣 | Wēishānxiàn | - Weishan Yi and Hui autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 巫山县 | 巫山縣 | Wūshānxiàn | - Wushan county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 常山县 | 常山縣 | Chángshānxiàn | - Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang |
| 帽天山 | 帽天山 | Màotiānshān | - Mt Maotian in Chengjiang county 澄江縣|澄江县[Cheng2 jiang1 xian4], Yuxi, east Yunnan |
| 平山区 | 平山區 | Píngshānqū | - Pingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning |
| 平山县 | 平山縣 | Píngshānxiàn | - Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei |
| 平顶山 | 平頂山 | Píngdǐngshān | - Pingdingshan prefecture level city in Henan |
| 库克山 | 庫克山 | Kùkèshān | - Mt Cook on New Zealand South Island, national park and highest peak |
| 庐山区 | 廬山區 | Lúshānqū | - Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi |
| 彭山县 | 彭山縣 | PéngshānXiàn | - Pengshan County in Meishan 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 微山县 | 微山縣 | WēishānXiàn | - Weishan County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong |
| 恒山区 | 恆山區 | HéngshānQū | - Hengshan District of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang |
| 惠山区 | 惠山區 | Huìshānqū | - Huishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu |
| 房山区 | 房山區 | Fángshānqū | - Fangshan district of Beijing, formerly Fangshan county |
| 拉山头 | 拉山頭 | lāshāntóu | - to start a clique - to form a faction |
| 挑山工 | 挑山工 | tiāoshāngōng | - laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles |
| 放山鸡 | 放山雞 | fàngshānjī | - free-range chicken |
| 文山区 | 文山區 | Wénshānqū | - Wenshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 文山州 | 文山州 | Wénshānzhōu | - abbr. for 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南 |
| 文山线 | 文山線 | Wénshānxiàn | - Taipei Metro Wenshan Line (known as the Muzha Line 木柵線|木栅线[Mu4 zha4 xian4] prior to October 8, 2009) |
| 文山县 | 文山縣 | Wénshānxiàn | - Wenshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 断背山 | 斷背山 | Duànbèishān | - Brokeback Mountain, film by Ang Lee |
| 方山县 | 方山縣 | Fāngshānxiàn | - Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西 |
| 方文山 | 方文山 | FāngWénshān | - Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist |
| 旗山镇 | 旗山鎮 | Qíshānzhèn | - Chishan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan |
| 明山区 | 明山區 | Míngshānqū | - Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning |
| 映山红 | 映山紅 | yìngshānhóng | - Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii) |
| 普陀山 | 普陀山 | Pǔtuóshān | - Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音|观音 (Avalokiteśvara) |
| 智异山 | 智異山 | ZhìyìShān | - Jirisan or Mount Chiri, mountain in the south of South Korea |
| 杉山彬 | 杉山彬 | ShānShānbīn | - Tsugiyama Akira, secretary at the Japanese legation killed during the Boxer uprising |
| 东山区 | 東山區 | Dōngshānqū | - Dongshan district (Uighur: Dungsen Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang - Dongshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang |
| 东山县 | 東山縣 | Dōngshānxiàn | - Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian |
| 东山乡 | 東山鄉 | Dōngshānxiāng | - Tungshan township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 松山区 | 松山區 | Sōngshānqū | - Songshan or Sungshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan - Songshan district of Chifeng city 赤峰市, Inner Mongolia |
| 枋山乡 | 枋山鄉 | Fāngshānxiāng | - Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan |
| 桃山区 | 桃山區 | Táoshānqū | - Taoshan district of Qitaihe city 七台河[Qi1 tai2 he2], Heilongjiang |
| 桐柏山 | 桐柏山 | Tóngbǎishān | - Tongbai mountain range, the watershed between Huai 淮河 and Han 漢江|汉江 rivers |
| 梁山市 | 梁山市 | Liángshānshì | - Liangshan city in Shandong |
| 梁山县 | 梁山縣 | LiángshānXiàn | - Liangshan County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong |
| 梅山乡 | 梅山鄉 | Méishānxiāng | - Meishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan |
| 乐山市 | 樂山市 | Lèshānshì | - Leshan prefecture level city in Sichuan |
| 橄榄山 | 橄欖山 | gǎnlǎnshān | - Mount of Olives (in the Christian passion story) |
| 横山县 | 橫山縣 | HéngshānXiàn | - Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi |
| 横山乡 | 橫山鄉 | Héngshānxiāng | - Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan |
| 檀香山 | 檀香山 | Tánxiāngshān | - Honolulu, capital of Hawaii - also transliterated as 火奴魯魯|火奴鲁鲁 |
| 武功山 | 武功山 | Wǔgōngshān | - Mt Wugong in Jiangxi |
| 武夷山 | 武夷山 | Wǔyíshān | - Mt Wuyi in Fujian - Wuyishan nature reserve - Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian |
| 武山县 | 武山縣 | Wǔshānxiàn | - Wushan county in Tianshui 天水[Tian1 shui3], Gansu |
| 武山鸡 | 武山雞 | Wǔshānjī | - see 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1] - black-boned chicken - silky fowl - silkie |
| 武当山 | 武當山 | Wǔdāngshān | - Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei |
| 江山市 | 江山市 | Jiāngshānshì | - Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang |
| 泉山区 | 泉山區 | Quánshānqū | - Quanshan district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu |
| 泰山区 | 泰山區 | Tàishānqū | - Taishan district of Tai'an city 泰安市[Tai4 an1 shi4], Shandong |
| 泰山乡 | 泰山鄉 | Tàishānxiāng | - Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 洋山港 | 洋山港 | YángshānGǎng | - see 洋山深水港[Yang2 shan1 Shen1 shui3 gang3] |
| 洛基山 | 洛基山 | LuòjīShān | - Rocky Mountains - also written 洛磯山|洛矶山 |
| 洛矶山 | 洛磯山 | LuòjīShān | - Rocky Mountains |
| 洪山区 | 洪山區 | Hóngshānqū | - Hongshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei |
| 活火山 | 活火山 | huóhuǒshān | - active volcano |
| 浮山县 | 浮山縣 | Fúshānxiàn | - Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi |
| 汉拿山 | 漢拿山 | HànnáShān | - Hallasan Mountain or Mount Halla, highest mountain in South Korea |
| 潜山县 | 潛山縣 | Qiánshānxiàn | - Qianshan county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui |
| 淀山湖 | 澱山湖 | DiànshānHú | - Dianshan Lake between Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu Province |
| 火山口 | 火山口 | huǒshānkǒu | - volcanic crater |
| 火山学 | 火山學 | huǒshānxué | - volcanology |
| 火山岩 | 火山岩 | huǒshānyán | - volcanic rock |
| 火山岛 | 火山島 | huǒshāndǎo | - volcanic island |
| 火山带 | 火山帶 | huǒshāndài | - volcanic belt |
| 火山灰 | 火山灰 | huǒshānhuī | - volcanic ash |
| 火山砾 | 火山礫 | huǒshānlì | - lapillus - lapilli |
| 火焰山 | 火焰山 | huǒyànshān | - Mountain of Flames of legend - fig. insurmountable obstacle - Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang |
| 灰山鹑 | 灰山鶉 | huīshānchún | - (Chinese bird species) grey partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| 烈山区 | 烈山區 | Lièshānqū | - Lieshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 shi4], Anhui |
| 煤山雀 | 煤山雀 | méishānquè | - (Chinese bird species) coal tit (Periparus ater) |
| 熊耳山 | 熊耳山 | Xióngěrshān | - Mt Xiong'er national geological park in 棗莊|枣庄[Zao3 zhuang1], south Shandong |
| 营山县 | 營山縣 | Yíngshānxiàn | - Yingshan county in Nanchong 南充[Nan2 chong1], Sichuan |
| 爬山虎 | 爬山虎 | páshānhǔ | - Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) |
| 狮子山 | 獅子山 | Shīzishān | - Sierra Leone, West Africa (Tw) - Shizishan or Lion Mountain - Shizishan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 shi4], Anhui |
| 独山子 | 獨山子 | Dúshānzǐ | - Dushanzi district (Uighur: Maytagh Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 shi4], Xinjiang |
| 独山县 | 獨山縣 | Dúshānxiàn | - Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| 玉山县 | 玉山縣 | Yùshānxiàn | - Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi |
| 珠山区 | 珠山區 | Zhūshānqū | - Zhushan district of Jingdezhen city 景德鎮市|景德镇市, Jiangxi |
| 琅玡山 | 瑯琊山 | Lángyáshān | - Mt Langya in eastern Shandong |
| 璧山县 | 璧山縣 | Bìshānxiàn | - Bishan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 环形山 | 環形山 | huánxíngshān | - crater - ring-shaped mountain |
| 琼山区 | 瓊山區 | Qióngshānqū | - Qiongshan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan |
| 琼山市 | 瓊山市 | Qióngshānshì | - Qiongshan city, Hainan |
| 登山家 | 登山家 | dēngshānjiā | - mountaineer |
| 白山宗 | 白山宗 | Báishānzōng | - Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia |
| 白山市 | 白山市 | Báishānshì | - Baishan prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China |
| 白山派 | 白山派 | Báishānpài | - Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia |
| 白头山 | 白頭山 | Báitóushān | - Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology |
| 皮山县 | 皮山縣 | Píshānxiàn | - Guma Nahiyisi - Pishan county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang |
| 盘山县 | 盤山縣 | Pánshānxiàn | - Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning |
| 相山区 | 相山區 | Xiāngshānqū | - Xiangshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 shi4], Anhui |
| 眉山市 | 眉山市 | MéishānShì | - Meishan prefecture level city in Sichuan |
| 石咀山 | 石咀山 | Shíjǔshān | - Shijushan or Shizuishan (place name) - variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山[Shi2 zui3 shan1], prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia |
| 石嘴山 | 石嘴山 | Shízuǐshān | - Shizuishan prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia |
| 石景山 | 石景山 | Shíjǐngshān | - Mt Shijing in 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 shi4], Guangdong - Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing |
| 砍大山 | 砍大山 | kǎndàshān | - to chat (1980s Beijing slang) - to chew the fat |
| 砚山县 | 硯山縣 | Yànshānxiàn | - Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 砀山县 | 碭山縣 | Dàngshānxiàn | - Dangshan county in Suzhou 宿州[Su4 zhou1], Anhui |
| 确山县 | 確山縣 | Quèshānxiàn | - Queshan county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan |
| 碾子山 | 碾子山 | Niǎnzishān | - Nianzishan district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang |
| 祁连山 | 祁連山 | Qíliánshān | - Mt Qilian in Qinhai |
| 祝枝山 | 祝枝山 | ZhùZhīshān | - Zhu Zhishan (1460-1526), Ming calligrapher and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子 |
| 福山区 | 福山區 | Fúshānqū | - Fushan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong |
| 秀山县 | 秀山縣 | Xiùshānxiàn | - Xiushan Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality |
| 移山志 | 移山志 | yíshānzhì | - the will to move mountains - fig. high ambitions |
| 稷山县 | 稷山縣 | Jìshānxiàn | - Jishan county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi |
| 穿山甲 | 穿山甲 | chuānshānjiǎ | - pangolin (Manis pentadactylata) - scaly ant-eater |
| 立山区 | 立山區 | Lìshānqū | - Lishan district of Anshan city 鞍山市[An1 shan1 shi4], Liaoning |
| 竹山县 | 竹山縣 | Zhúshānxiàn | - Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei |
| 竹山镇 | 竹山鎮 | Zhúshānzhèn | - Zhushan or Chushan town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan |
| 红山区 | 紅山區 | Hóngshānqū | - Hongshan district of Chifeng city 赤峰市, Inner Mongolia |
| 紫金山 | 紫金山 | ZǐjīnShān | - Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum |
| 终南山 | 終南山 | ZhōngnánShān | - Zhongnan Mountains, near Xi'an - also known as the Taiyi Mountains |
| 罗山县 | 羅山縣 | Luóshānxiàn | - Luoshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan |
| 罗浮山 | 羅浮山 | Luófúshān | - Mt Luofushan in Zengcheng county, Guangdong |
| 罗霄山 | 羅霄山 | LuóxiāoShān | - Luoxiao Mountains, mountain range straddling the border between Jiangxi and Hunan |
| 兴山区 | 興山區 | Xīngshānqū | - Xingshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang |
| 兴山县 | 興山縣 | Xīngshānxiàn | - Xingshan county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei |
| 旧金山 | 舊金山 | Jiùjīnshān | - San Francisco, California |
| 舟山市 | 舟山市 | Zhōushānshì | - Zhoushan prefecture level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands) - formerly Dinghai 定海 |
| 船山区 | 船山區 | Chuánshānqū | - Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 shi4], Sichuan |
| 花山区 | 花山區 | Huāshānqū | - Huashan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui |
| 花果山 | 花果山 | HuāguǒShān | - Mount Huaguo - Mountain of Flowers and Fruit |
| 英山县 | 英山縣 | Yīngshānxiàn | - Yingshan county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei |
| 莱山区 | 萊山區 | Láishānqū | - Laishan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong |
| 万寿山 | 萬壽山 | Wànshòushān | - Longevity hill in Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yi2 he2 yuan2], Beijing |
| 万山镇 | 萬山鎮 | Wànshānzhèn | - Wanshan township in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou |
| 万洋山 | 萬洋山 | Wànyángshān | - Mt Wanyang between Jiangxi and Hunan |
| 落基山 | 落基山 | LuòjīShān | - Rocky Mountains in West US and Canada |
| 蒙山县 | 蒙山縣 | Méngshānxiàn | - Mengshan county in Wuzhou 梧州[Wu2 zhou1], Guangxi |
| 苍山县 | 蒼山縣 | Cāngshānxiàn | - Cangshan county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong |
| 蔚山市 | 蔚山市 | Wèishānshì | - Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea |
| 萧一山 | 蕭一山 | XiāoYīshān | - Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty |
| 萧山区 | 蕭山區 | Xiāoshānqū | - Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang |
| 蓝山县 | 藍山縣 | Lánshānxiàn | - Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan |
| 芦山县 | 蘆山縣 | Lúshānxiàn | - Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan |
| 兰山区 | 蘭山區 | Lánshānqū | - Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong |
| 蚌山区 | 蚌山區 | Bèngshānqū | - Bengshan district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 shi4], Anhui |
| 蜀山区 | 蜀山區 | Shǔshānqū | - Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[He2 fei2 shi4], Anhui |
| 蝶山区 | 蝶山區 | Diéshānqū | - Dieshan district of Wuzhou city 梧州市[Wu2 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi |
| 衡山县 | 衡山縣 | Héngshānxiàn | - Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan |
| 褒禅山 | 褒禪山 | Bāochánshān | - Mt Baochan in Anhui - formerly known as Mt Hua 華山|华山 |
| 西乃山 | 西乃山 | XīnǎiShān | - Mount Sinai |
| 西塞山 | 西塞山 | Xīsàishān | - Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei |
| 西奈山 | 西奈山 | XīnàiShān | - Mount Sinai |
| 西山区 | 西山區 | Xīshānqū | - Xishan district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan |
| 许地山 | 許地山 | XǔDìshān | - Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist |
| 调兵山 | 調兵山 | Diàobīngshān | - Mt Diaobingshan in Tieling - Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市, Liaoning |
| 诸广山 | 諸廣山 | ZhūguǎngShān | - Mt Zhuguang between Jiangxi and Hunan |
| 象山区 | 象山區 | Xiàngshānqū | - Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi |
| 象山县 | 象山縣 | Xiàngshānxiàn | - Xiangshan county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang |
| 象鼻山 | 象鼻山 | Xiàngbíshān | - Elephant trunk hill in Guilin |
| 猫儿山 | 貓兒山 | Māoérshān | - Kitten Mountain, Guangxi |
| 贡山县 | 貢山縣 | Gòngshānxiàn | - Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan |
| 贺兰山 | 賀蘭山 | HèlánShān | - Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia |
| 赫山区 | 赫山區 | Hèshānqū | - Heshan district of Yiyang city 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 shi4], Hunan |
| 赵本山 | 趙本山 | ZhàoBěnshān | - Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian |
| 跑马山 | 跑馬山 | PǎomǎShān | - Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Sichuan |
| 通山县 | 通山縣 | Tōngshānxiàn | - Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei |
| 造山带 | 造山帶 | zàoshāndài | - orogenic belt (geology) |
| 连山区 | 連山區 | Liánshānqū | - Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning |
| 连山县 | 連山縣 | Liánshānxiàn | - Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong |
| 过山车 | 過山車 | guòshānchē | - roller coaster |
| 邙山行 | 邙山行 | Mángshānxíng | - a form of Yuefu 樂府|乐府 mourning song or elegy - lit. to visit a tomb on Mt Mang |
| 邛崃山 | 邛崍山 | Qióngláishān | - Mt Qionglai in west Sichuan, the watershed between Minjiang 岷江 and Daduhe 大渡河 |
| 邯山区 | 邯山區 | Hánshānqū | - Hanshan district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei |
| 野山椒 | 野山椒 | yěshānjiāo | - same as 朝天椒[chao2 tian1 jiao1] |
| 金刚山 | 金剛山 | Jīngāngshān | - Kumgangsan 금강산 Tourist Region in east North Korea |
| 金山区 | 金山區 | Jīnshānqū | - Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai |
| 金山寺 | 金山寺 | jīnshānsì | - Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake) |
| 金山屯 | 金山屯 | Jīnshānzhūn | - Jinshanzhun district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 金山乡 | 金山鄉 | Jīnshānxiāng | - Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 釜山市 | 釜山市 | Fǔshānshì | - Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea |
| 铅山县 | 鉛山縣 | YánshānXiàn | - Yanshan County in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shang4 rao2], Jiangxi |
| 铜官山 | 銅官山 | Tóngguānshān | - Tongguanshan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 shi4], Anhui |
| 铜山县 | 銅山縣 | Tóngshānxiàn | - Tongshan county in Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], Jiangsu |
| 锡安山 | 錫安山 | Xīānshān | - Mount Zion |
| 锡山区 | 錫山區 | Xīshānqū | - Xishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu |
| 钟山区 | 鐘山區 | Zhōngshānqū | - Zhongshan district of Liupanshui city 六盤水市|六盘水市[Liu4 pan2 shui3 shi4], Guizhou |
| 钟山县 | 鐘山縣 | Zhōngshānxiàn | - Zhongshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi |
| 铁山区 | 鐵山區 | Tiěshānqū | - Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei |
| 长白山 | 長白山 | Chángbáishān | - Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology |
| 阆凤山 | 閬鳳山 | Lángfèngshān | - Langfeng Mountain - same as Langyuan 閬苑|阆苑[Lang4 yuan4] paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends |
| 阎锡山 | 閻錫山 | YánXīshān | - Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi |
| 关山镇 | 關山鎮 | Guānshānzhèn | - Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan |
| 阿尔山 | 阿爾山 | Āěrshān | - Arxan county level city, Mongolian Rashaant xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia |
| 阿苏山 | 阿蘇山 | Āsūshān | - Aso volcano in Kyūshū 九州, Japan, a continuously active volcano |
| 阿里山 | 阿里山 | ĀlǐShān | - Alishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan |
| 阿里山 | 阿里山 | Ālǐshān | - Alishan, mountain range in Taiwan |
| 阳山县 | 陽山縣 | Yángshānxiàn | - Yangshan county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong |
| 阳明山 | 陽明山 | YángmíngShān | - Mt Yangming in Hunan - Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei |
| 雀儿山 | 雀兒山 | QuèérShān | - Chola Mountain in Sichuan |
| 雁山区 | 雁山區 | Yànshānqū | - Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi |
| 雁荡山 | 雁蕩山 | Yàndàngshān | - Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang |
| 双鸭山 | 雙鴨山 | Shuāngyāshān | - Shuangyashan prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China |
| 雨山区 | 雨山區 | Yǔshānqū | - Yushan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui |
| 雪岳山 | 雪嶽山 | XuěyuèShān | - Seoraksan, mountain near Sokcho, South Korea |
| 雷山县 | 雷山縣 | Léishānxiàn | - Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| 霍山县 | 霍山縣 | Huòshānxiàn | - Huoshan county in Lu'an 六安[Lu4 an1], Anhui |
| 霞山区 | 霞山區 | Xiáshānqū | - Xiashan district of Zhanjiang city 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 shi4], Guangdong |
| 灵山县 | 靈山縣 | Língshānxiàn | - Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi |
| 青城山 | 青城山 | Qīngchéngshān | - Mount Qingcheng |
| 青山区 | 青山區 | Qīngshānqū | - Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei - Qingshan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia |
| 青山州 | 青山州 | qīngshānzhōu | - Vermont (green mountain state) |
| 青山湖 | 青山湖 | Qīngshānhú | - Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi |
| 鞍山市 | 鞍山市 | Ānshānshì | - Anshan prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China |
| 韶山市 | 韶山市 | Sháoshānshì | - Shaoshan county level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan |
| 须弥山 | 須彌山 | Xūmíshān | - Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition - Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues |
| 香山区 | 香山區 | Xiāngshānqū | - Hsiangshan district of Hsinchu City 新竹市[Xin1 zhu2 shi4], Taiwan |
| 马山县 | 馬山縣 | Mǎshānxiàn | - Mashan county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi |
| 马鞍山 | 馬鞍山 | Mǎānshān | - Ma'anshan prefecture level city in Anhui |
| 高山区 | 高山區 | gāoshānqū | - alpine district |
| 高山族 | 高山族 | Gāoshānzú | - Gaoshan or mountain tribes indigenous ethnic group of Taiwan |
| 鲁山县 | 魯山縣 | Lǔshānxiàn | - Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Ping2 ding3 shan1], Henan |
| 凤山市 | 鳳山市 | Fèngshānshì | - Fengshan city in Taiwan |
| 凤山县 | 鳳山縣 | Fèngshānxiàn | - Fengshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi |
| 鹤山区 | 鶴山區 | Hèshānqū | - Heshan district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan |
| 鹤山市 | 鶴山市 | Hèshānshì | - Heshan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong |
| 盐山县 | 鹽山縣 | Yánshānxiàn | - Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei |
| 麻山区 | 麻山區 | Máshānqū | - Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang |
| 黄山区 | 黃山區 | Huángshānqū | - Huangshan district of Huangshan city 黃山市|黄山市[Huang2 shan1 shi4], Anhui |
| 黄山市 | 黃山市 | Huángshānshì | - Huangshan prefecture level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui |
| 黑山县 | 黑山縣 | Hēishānxiàn | - Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning |
| 鼓山区 | 鼓山區 | Gǔshānqū | - Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan |
| 龙山区 | 龍山區 | Lóngshānqū | - Longshan district of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin |
| 龙山县 | 龍山縣 | Lóngshānxiàn | - Longshan county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] |
| 龙门山 | 龍門山 | Lóngménshān | - Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line - Mt Longmen in Shandong - Mt Longmen in Henan |
| 龟山乡 | 龜山鄉 | Guīshānxiāng | - Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan |
| 上山下乡 | 上山下鄉 | shàngshānxiàxiāng | - to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers) - forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals |
| 不识泰山 | 不識泰山 | bùshíTàiShān | - can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person |
| 中山公园 | 中山公園 | ZhōngshānGōngyuán | - Zhongshan Park, the name of numerous parks in China, honoring Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1] |
| 中山大学 | 中山大學 | ZhōngshānDàxué | - Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou) - Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung) - Sun Yat-sen University (Moscow), founded in 1925 as training ground for Chinese communists |
| 中山成彬 | 中山成彬 | ZhōngshānChéngbīn | - NAKAYAMA Nariaki (1943-), right-wing Japanese cabinet minister and prominent denier of Japanese war crimes |
| 中山狼传 | 中山狼傳 | ZhōngshānLángZhuàn | - the fable of Mr Dongguo and the ungrateful Wolf by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡[Ma3 Zhong1 xi1] |
| 九宫山镇 | 九宮山鎮 | Jiǔgōngshānzhèn | - Jiugongshan town in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture 咸宁, Hubei |
| 五大名山 | 五大名山 | WǔdàMíngshān | - Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan |
| 五指山市 | 五指山市 | Wǔzhǐshānshì | - Wuzhishan City, Hainan |
| 井冈山市 | 井岡山市 | Jǐnggāngshānshì | - Jinggangshan county level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi |
| 亚历山大 | 亞歷山大 | Yàlìshāndà | - Alexander (name) - Alexandria (town name) |
| 人山人海 | 人山人海 | rénshānrénhǎi | - multitude - vast crowd |
| 仙山琼阁 | 仙山瓊閣 | xiānshānqiónggé | - jeweled palace in the fairy mountain |
| 休眠火山 | 休眠火山 | xiūmiánhuǒshān | - dormant volcano |
| 佛山地区 | 佛山地區 | Fóshāndìqū | - Foshan prefecture in Guangdong |
| 依山傍水 | 依山傍水 | yīshānbàngshuǐ | - mountains on one side and water on the other |
| 保山地区 | 保山地區 | Bǎoshāndìqū | - Baoshan prefecture in Yunnan |
| 元宝山区 | 元寶山區 | Yuánbǎoshānqū | - Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia |
| 八公山区 | 八公山區 | Bāgōngshānqū | - Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui |
| 冰山一角 | 冰山一角 | bīngshānyījiǎo | - tip of the iceberg |
| 刀山火海 | 刀山火海 | dāoshānhuǒhǎi | - lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames - fig. extreme danger (idiom) |
| 勃固山脉 | 勃固山脈 | Bógùshānmài | - Pegu Yoma (mountain range) of south central Myanmar (Burma), separating Irrawaddy and Sittang basins |
| 半壁江山 | 半壁江山 | bànbìjiāngshān | - half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) - vast swathe of territory |
| 半壁河山 | 半壁河山 | bànbìhéshān | - see 半壁江山[ban4 bi4 jiang1 shan1] |
| 南山矿区 | 南山礦區 | Nánshānkuàngqū | - Nanshan mining district, old name of Dabancheng district 達坂城區|达坂城区[Da2 ban3 cheng2 qu1] of Urumqi city, Xinjiang |
| 名山大川 | 名山大川 | Míngshāndàchuān | - famous mountains and great rivers |
| 名落孙山 | 名落孫山 | míngluòSūnShān | - lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) - fig. to fail an exam - to fall behind (in a competition) |
| 和歌山县 | 和歌山縣 | Hégēshānxiàn | - Wakayama prefecture in central Japan |
| 哈巴雪山 | 哈巴雪山 | Hābāxuěshān | - Mt Haba (Nakhi: golden flower), in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan |
| 唐古拉山 | 唐古拉山 | Tánggǔlāshān | - Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinhai-Tibet plateau |
| 唐山地区 | 唐山地區 | Tángshāndìqū | - Tangshan county (old name) |
| 地动山摇 | 地動山搖 | dìdòngshānyáo | - the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle |
| 执法如山 | 執法如山 | zhífǎrúshān | - to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly |
| 堆积如山 | 堆積如山 | duījīrúshān | - to pile up like a mountain (idiom) - a mountain of (paperwork etc) - a large number of sth |
| 寿比南山 | 壽比南山 | shòubǐNánShān | - Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom) - Long may you live! |
| 多山地区 | 多山地區 | duōshāndìqū | - mountainous district |
| 大屯火山 | 大屯火山 | Dàtúnhuǒshān | - Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei |
| 安南山脉 | 安南山脈 | Ānnánshānmài | - old term for Truong Son Ra 長山山脈|长山山脉, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos and Kampuchea |
| 安如泰山 | 安如泰山 | ānrúTàiShān | - as secure as Mount Taishan - as solid as a rock |
| 安第斯山 | 安第斯山 | Āndìsīshān | - the Andes mountain range |
| 小山包包 | 小山包包 | xiǎoshānbāobao | - a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks (idiom) |
| 山中圣训 | 山中聖訓 | shānzhōngshèngxùn | - the Sermon on the Mount |
| 山南地区 | 山南地區 | Shānnándìqū | - Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha sa khul |
| 山峦重叠 | 山巒重疊 | shānluánchóngdié | - overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom) |
| 山明水秀 | 山明水秀 | shānmíngshuǐxiù | - lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom) - fig. enchanting scenery |
| 山东半岛 | 山東半島 | ShāndōngBàndǎo | - Shandong Peninsula |
| 山东大学 | 山東大學 | ShāndōngDàxué | - Shandong University |
| 山梨酸钾 | 山梨酸鉀 | shānlísuānjiǎ | - potassium sorbate, E202 (a food preservative) |
| 山泥倾泻 | 山泥傾瀉 | shānníqīngxiè | - a landslide |
| 山海关区 | 山海關區 | Shānhǎiguānqū | - Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei |
| 山清水秀 | 山清水秀 | shānqīngshuǐxiù | - lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom) - fig. enchanting scenery |
| 山珍海味 | 山珍海味 | shānzhēnhǎiwèi | - exotic delicacies - luxury foodstuff from distant locations |
| 山珍海错 | 山珍海錯 | shānzhēnhǎicuò | - rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies |
| 山盟海誓 | 山盟海誓 | shānménghǎishì | - to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love - to swear by all the Gods |
| 山穷水尽 | 山窮水盡 | shānqióngshuǐjìn | - mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line - nowhere to go |
| 山胡桃木 | 山胡桃木 | shānhútáomù | - hickory |
| 山蓝仙鹟 | 山藍仙鶲 | shānlánxiānwēng | - (Chinese bird species) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas) |
| 山西大学 | 山西大學 | ShānxīDàxué | - Shanxi University |
| 山颓木坏 | 山頹木壞 | shāntuímùhuài | - lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined - a great sage has died (idiom) |
| 山高水长 | 山高水長 | shāngāoshuǐcháng | - high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching |
| 山高水险 | 山高水險 | shāngāoshuǐxiǎn | - lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift - to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom) |
| 山高海深 | 山高海深 | shāngāohǎishēn | - high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty |
| 冈底斯山 | 岡底斯山 | Gāngdǐsīshān | - Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe |
| 峨嵋山市 | 峨嵋山市 | Éméishānshì | - Emeishan city in Sichuan |
| 峨眉山市 | 峨眉山市 | Éméishānshì | - Emeishan county level city in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan |
| 崇山峻岭 | 崇山峻嶺 | chóngshānjùnlǐng | - towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom) |
| 昆仑山脉 | 崑崙山脈 | Kūnlúnshānmài | - Kunlun Mountain range |
| 巴山夜雨 | 巴山夜雨 | Bāshānyèyǔ | - rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land - Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural revolution |
| 巴山蜀水 | 巴山蜀水 | BāshānShǔshuǐ | - mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom) |
| 巴山越岭 | 巴山越嶺 | bāshānyuèlǐng | - to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain - good at climbing mountains |
| 布达拉山 | 布達拉山 | Bùdálāshān | - Mt Potala in Lhasa, with Potala Palace 布達拉宮|布达拉宫 |
| 平顶山市 | 平頂山市 | Píngdǐngshānshì | - Pingdingshan prefecture level city in Henan |
| 愚公移山 | 愚公移山 | yúgōngyíshān | - the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way |
| 爱能移山 | 愛能移山 | àinéngyíshān | - love can move mountains |
| 托罗斯山 | 托羅斯山 | Tuōluósīshān | - Taurus mountains of south Turkey |
| 排山倒海 | 排山倒海 | páishāndǎohǎi | - lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering - fig. gigantic - of spectacular significance |
| 敲山震虎 | 敲山震虎 | qiāoshānzhènhǔ | - a deliberate show of strength as a warning |
| 文山会海 | 文山會海 | wénshānhuìhǎi | - a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom) |
| 斑翅山鹑 | 斑翅山鶉 | bānchìshānchún | - (Chinese bird species) Daurian partridge (Perdix dauurica) |
| 日落西山 | 日落西山 | rìluòxīshān | - the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end - fig. time of decline - the end of an era - Sic transit gloria mundi |
| 旺波日山 | 旺波日山 | Wàngbōrìshān | - Mt Wangbur, Dagzê county 達孜縣|达孜县[Da2 zi1 xian4], Lhasa, Tibet |
| 昂山素姬 | 昂山素姬 | ÁngShānSùJī | - see 昂山素季[Ang2 Shan1 Su4 Ji4] |
| 昂山素季 | 昂山素季 | ÁngShānSùJì | - Aung San Suu Kyi (1945-), Myanmar opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace laureate - also written 昂山素姬 |
| 景山公园 | 景山公園 | JǐngshānGōngyuán | - Jingshan Park (park in Beijing) |
| 朝山进香 | 朝山進香 | cháoshānjìnxiāng | - to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom) |
| 朝拜圣山 | 朝拜聖山 | cháobàishèngshān | - a pilgrimage to a holy mountain |
| 村山富市 | 村山富市 | CūnshānFùshì | - Tomiichi Murayama (1924-), former prime minister of Japan |
| 东山再起 | 東山再起 | dōngshānzàiqǐ | - lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback |
| 梅里雪山 | 梅里雪山 | Méilǐxuěshān | - Meilixue or Meri snow mountains, with peaks up to 6000 m., in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 棕枕山雀 | 棕枕山雀 | zōngzhěnshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) rufous-naped tit (Periparus rufonuchalis) |
| 栈山航海 | 棧山航海 | zhànshānhánghǎi | - to have a long and hard journey (idiom) |
| 乐山地区 | 樂山地區 | Lèshāndìqū | - Leshan prefecture in Sichuan |
| 横断山脉 | 橫斷山脈 | Héngduànshānmài | - Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet |
| 横段山脉 | 橫段山脈 | Héngduànshānmài | - Hengduan mountains dividing Sichuan from Tibet |
| 欧洲山杨 | 歐洲山楊 | Ōuzhōushānyáng | - European poplar (Populus tremula) |
| 武夷山市 | 武夷山市 | Wǔyíshānshì | - Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian |
| 比佛利山 | 比佛利山 | BǐfólìShān | - Beverly Hills |
| 气壮山河 | 氣壯山河 | qìzhuàngshānhé | - magnificent - inspiring |
| 沼泽山雀 | 沼澤山雀 | zhǎozéshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) marsh tit (Poecile palustris) |
| 泰山北斗 | 泰山北斗 | TàishānBěidǒu | - as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men |
| 泰山鸿毛 | 泰山鴻毛 | Tàishānhóngmáo | - as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death) |
| 洛矶山脉 | 洛磯山脈 | LuòjīShānmài | - Rocky Mountains |
| 海誓山盟 | 海誓山盟 | hǎishìshānméng | - to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love - to swear by all the Gods |
| 湖光山色 | 湖光山色 | húguāngshānsè | - scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape |
| 满山遍野 | 滿山遍野 | mǎnshānbiànyě | - covering the whole land - over hills and dales |
| 漫山遍野 | 漫山遍野 | mànshānbiànyě | - lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) - fig. as far as the eye can see - covering everything - omnipresent |
| 火山活动 | 火山活動 | huǒshānhuódòng | - volcanic activity - volcanism |
| 火山灰土 | 火山灰土 | HuǒshānHuītǔ | - Andosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy) |
| 火山爆发 | 火山爆發 | huǒshānbàofā | - volcanic eruption |
| 火海刀山 | 火海刀山 | huǒhǎidāoshān | - see 刀山火海[dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3] |
| 灰山椒鸟 | 灰山椒鳥 | huīshānjiāoniǎo | - (Chinese bird species) ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus) |
| 灰蓝山雀 | 灰藍山雀 | huīlánshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus) |
| 乌拉尔山 | 烏拉爾山 | Wūlāěrshān | - the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia |
| 烫手山芋 | 燙手山芋 | tàngshǒushānyù | - hot potato - problem - trouble - headache |
| 爬山涉水 | 爬山涉水 | páshānshèshuǐ | - to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey |
| 牛山濯濯 | 牛山濯濯 | niúshānzhuózhuó | - treeless hills (idiom) |
| 狮子山区 | 獅子山區 | Shīzishānqū | - Shizishan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 shi4], Anhui |
| 独山子区 | 獨山子區 | Dúshānzǐqū | - Dushanzi district (Uighur: Maytagh Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 shi4], Xinjiang |
| 玉山噪鹛 | 玉山噪鶥 | YùShānzàoméi | - (Chinese bird species) white-whiskered laughingthrush (Trochalopteron morrisonianum) |
| 玉山雀鹛 | 玉山雀鶥 | YùShānquèméi | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan fulvetta (Fulvetta formosana) |
| 玉龙雪山 | 玉龍雪山 | Yùlóngxuěshān | - Mt Yulong or Jade dragon in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan |
| 环秀山庄 | 環秀山莊 | huánxiùshānzhuāng | - Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty in Suzhou, Jiangsu |
| 白眉山雀 | 白眉山雀 | báiméishānquè | - (Chinese bird species) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus) |
| 白马雪山 | 白馬雪山 | Báimǎxuěshān | - Baimaxue mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 盟山誓海 | 盟山誓海 | méngshānshìhǎi | - to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love - to swear by all the Gods |
| 石咀山区 | 石咀山區 | Shíjǔshānqū | - variant of 石嘴山區|石嘴山区[Shi2 zui3 shan1 qu1] - Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia |
| 石咀山市 | 石咀山市 | Shíjǔshānshì | - variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia |
| 石嘴山区 | 石嘴山區 | Shízuǐshānqū | - Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia |
| 石嘴山市 | 石嘴山市 | Shízuǐshānshì | - Shizuishan prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia |
| 石景山区 | 石景山區 | Shíjǐngshānqū | - Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing |
| 碰撞造山 | 碰撞造山 | pèngzhuàngzàoshān | - collisional orogeny - mountain building as a result of continents colliding |
| 碾子山区 | 碾子山區 | Niǎnzishānqū | - Nianzishan district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang |
| 祁连山脉 | 祁連山脈 | QíliánShānmài | - Qilian Mountains (formerly Richthofen Range), dividing Qinghai and Gansu provinces |
| 秦岭山脉 | 秦嶺山脈 | Qínlǐngshānmài | - Qinling mountain range in Shaanxi forming natural barrier between Guanzhong plain 關中平原|关中平原 and Han River 汉水 valley |
| 移山倒海 | 移山倒海 | yíshāndǎohǎi | - lit. to move mountains and drain seas - to transform nature |
| 稳如泰山 | 穩如泰山 | wěnrúTàiShān | - steady as Mt Tai - as safe as houses |
| 穷山恶水 | 窮山惡水 | qióngshānèshuǐ | - barren hills and treacherous rapids (idiom); inhospitable natural environment |
| 童山濯濯 | 童山濯濯 | tóngshānzhuózhuó | - treeless hill - (fig.) bald head |
| 红嘴山鸦 | 紅嘴山鴉 | hóngzuǐshānyā | - (Chinese bird species) red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) |
| 红腹山雀 | 紅腹山雀 | hóngfùshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) rusty-breasted tit (Poecile davidi) |
| 绿背山雀 | 綠背山雀 | lǜbèishānquè | - (Chinese bird species) green-backed tit (Parus monticolus) |
| 纵虎归山 | 縱虎歸山 | zònghǔguīshān | - lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities |
| 翁山苏姬 | 翁山蘇姬 | WēngShānSūJī | - see 昂山素季[Ang2 Shan1 Su4 Ji4] |
| 翻山越岭 | 翻山越嶺 | fānshānyuèlǐng | - to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey |
| 背山临水 | 背山臨水 | bèishānlínshuǐ | - with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location) |
| 舟山群岛 | 舟山群島 | ZhōushānQúndǎo | - Zhoushan Island |
| 若开山脉 | 若開山脈 | Ruòkāishānmài | - Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma) |
| 荒山野岭 | 荒山野嶺 | huāngshānyělǐng | - wild, mountainous country |
| 万山特区 | 萬山特區 | Wànshāntèqū | - Wanshan special county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou |
| 万水千山 | 萬水千山 | wànshuǐqiānshān | - ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey - a long and difficult road |
| 万里江山 | 萬里江山 | wànlǐjiāngshān | - lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains - a vast territory (idiom) |
| 苍背山雀 | 蒼背山雀 | cāngbèishānquè | - (Chinese bird species) cinereous tit (Parus cinereus) |
| 号令如山 | 號令如山 | hàolìngrúshān | - lit. order like a mountain - a military order is inviolable - strict discipline |
| 褐冠山雀 | 褐冠山雀 | hèguānshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) grey crested tit (Lophophanes dichrous) |
| 褐山鹪莺 | 褐山鷦鶯 | hèshānjiāoyīng | - (Chinese bird species) brown prinia (Prinia polychroa) |
| 褐头山雀 | 褐頭山雀 | hètóushānquè | - (Chinese bird species) willow tit (Poecile montanus) |
| 褶皱山系 | 褶皺山系 | zhězhòushānxì | - fold mountain system (geology) |
| 褶皱山脉 | 褶皺山脈 | zhězhòushānmài | - fold mountain range (geology) |
| 西塞山区 | 西塞山區 | Xīsàishānqū | - Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei |
| 调兵山市 | 調兵山市 | Diàobīngshānshì | - Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市, Liaoning |
| 调虎离山 | 調虎離山 | diàohǔlíshān | - to move the tiger from the mountain (idiom); to lure an opponent out by a stratagem - to get rid of an opponent or a problem - to maneuver sb out of the way |
| 贺兰山脉 | 賀蘭山脈 | HèlánShānmài | - Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia |
| 跋山涉水 | 跋山涉水 | báshānshèshuǐ | - to travel over land and water (idiom) |
| 军令如山 | 軍令如山 | jūnlìngrúshān | - military orders are like mountains (idiom) - a military order must be obeyed |
| 造山作用 | 造山作用 | zàoshānzuòyòng | - orogeny (geology) |
| 造山运动 | 造山運動 | zàoshānyùndòng | - mountain building (geology) - orogenesis |
| 逼上梁山 | 逼上梁山 | bīshàngliángshān | - driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels - to drive to revolt - to force sb to desperate action |
| 游山玩水 | 遊山玩水 | yóushānwánshuǐ | - to go on a scenic tour |
| 道山学海 | 道山學海 | dàoshānxuéhǎi | - mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas - ars longa, vita brevis |
| 远东山雀 | 遠東山雀 | Yuǎndōngshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) Japanese tit (Parus minor) |
| 避暑山庄 | 避暑山莊 | bìshǔshānzhuāng | - mountain resort - Qing imperial summer residence at Chengde, a world heritage site |
| 邛崃山脉 | 邛崍山脈 | Qióngláishānmài | - Qionglai mountains on the boundary of the Sichuan basin 四川盆地 |
| 重于泰山 | 重於泰山 | zhòngyúTàiShān | - heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter |
| 金山屯区 | 金山屯區 | Jīnshānzhūnqū | - Jinshanzhun district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 铜官山区 | 銅官山區 | Tóngguānshānqū | - Tongguanshan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 shi4], Anhui |
| 铁山港区 | 鐵山港區 | Tiěshāngǎngqū | - Tieshangang district of Beihai city 北海市[Bei3 hai3 shi4], Guangxi |
| 铁证如山 | 鐵證如山 | tiězhèngrúshān | - irrefutable evidence |
| 长山山脉 | 長山山脈 | Chángshānshānmài | - Truong Son Ra, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos and Kampuchea |
| 开山祖师 | 開山祖師 | kāishānzǔshī | - founding master of a monastery - founder - originator |
| 开山鼻祖 | 開山鼻祖 | kāishānbízǔ | - founder |
| 开门见山 | 開門見山 | kāiménjiànshān | - lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom) |
| 阿尔山市 | 阿爾山市 | Āěrshānshì | - Arxan county level city, Mongolian Rashaant xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia |
| 阿尔泰山 | 阿爾泰山 | ĀěrtàiShān | - Altai mountain range in Xinjiang and Siberia |
| 阿苏火山 | 阿蘇火山 | Āsūhuǒshān | - Aso volcano in Kyūshū 九州, Japan, a continuously active volcano |
| 阿里山乡 | 阿里山鄉 | Ālǐshānxiāng | - Alishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], within the Alishan Range, south-central Taiwan |
| 雅拉神山 | 雅拉神山 | Yǎlāshénshān | - Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 雅拉雪山 | 雅拉雪山 | Yǎlāxuěshān | - Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 双鸭山市 | 雙鴨山市 | Shuāngyāshānshì | - Shuangyashan prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China |
| 杂色山雀 | 雜色山雀 | zásèshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) varied tit (Sittiparus varius) |
| 雪山太子 | 雪山太子 | Xuěshāntàizǐ | - Meri snow mountains in Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan - also written 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 xue3 shan1] |
| 雪山狮子 | 雪山獅子 | xuěshānshīzi | - Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism |
| 青山湖区 | 青山湖區 | Qīngshānhúqū | - Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi |
| 青山绿水 | 青山綠水 | qīngshānlǜshuǐ | - lit. green hills and clear waters - pleasant country scene (idiom) |
| 革出山门 | 革出山門 | géchūshānmén | - to excommunicate (from a Buddhist monastery) |
| 显山露水 | 顯山露水 | xiǎnshānlùshuǐ | - to reveal one's talent (idiom) |
| 马鞍山市 | 馬鞍山市 | Mǎānshānshì | - Ma'anshan prefecture level city in Anhui |
| 高加索山 | 高加索山 | Gāojiāsuǒshān | - Caucasus mountain |
| 高原山鹑 | 高原山鶉 | gāoyuánshānchún | - (Chinese bird species) Tibetan partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae) |
| 高山兀鹫 | 高山兀鷲 | gāoshānwùjiù | - (Chinese bird species) Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) |
| 高山岭雀 | 高山嶺雀 | gāoshānlǐngquè | - (Chinese bird species) Brandt's mountain finch (Leucosticte brandti) |
| 高山流水 | 高山流水 | gāoshānliúshuǐ | - fig. intimate and understanding friend - sublime musical composition |
| 高山雀鹛 | 高山雀鶥 | gāoshānquèméi | - (Chinese bird species) Chinese fulvetta (Fulvetta striaticollis) |
| 鳌背负山 | 鰲背負山 | áobèifùshān | - debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back |
| 鸿毛泰山 | 鴻毛泰山 | hóngmáoTàiShān | - lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom) - fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another |
| 黄嘴山鸦 | 黃嘴山鴉 | huángzuǐshānyā | - (Chinese bird species) alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) |
| 黄腹山雀 | 黃腹山雀 | huángfùshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) yellow-bellied tit (Pardaliparus venustulus) |
| 黄颊山雀 | 黃頰山雀 | huángjiáshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus) |
| 黑冠山雀 | 黑冠山雀 | hēiguānshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris) |
| 黑喉山雀 | 黑喉山雀 | hēihóushānquè | - (Chinese bird species) black-bibbed tit (Poecile hypermelaenus) |
| 龙山文化 | 龍山文化 | Lóngshānwénhuà | - Longshan culture - black pottery culture |
| 乃堆拉山口 | 乃堆拉山口 | Nǎiduīlāshānkǒu | - Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim) |
| 亚力山大帝 | 亞力山大帝 | Yàlìshāndàdì | - Alexander the Great |
| 伊通火山群 | 伊通火山群 | Yītōnghuǒshānqún | - Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin |
| 兵败如山倒 | 兵敗如山倒 | bīngbàirúshāndǎo | - troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse |
| 北长尾山雀 | 北長尾山雀 | běichángwěishānquè | - (Chinese bird species) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| 博格达山脉 | 博格達山脈 | Bógédáshānmài | - Bogda Mountain range in Tianshan mountains |
| 各拉丹冬山 | 各拉丹冬山 | Gèlādāndōngshān | - Mount Geladaindong or Geladandong in Qinghai (6621 m), the main peak of the Tanggula mountain range 唐古拉山脈|唐古拉山脉[Tang2 gu3 la1 shan1 mai4] |
| 唐古拉山脉 | 唐古拉山脈 | Tánggǔlāshānmài | - Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinhai-Tibet plateau |
| 唐山大地震 | 唐山大地震 | TángshānDàdìzhèn | - Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976) |
| 喀喇昆仑山 | 喀喇崑崙山 | Kālākūnlúnshān | - Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang |
| 喀拉昆仑山 | 喀拉崑崙山 | Kālākūnlúnshān | - Karakorum mountains |
| 喜马拉雅山 | 喜馬拉雅山 | Xǐmǎlāyǎshān | - Himalayas |
| 四川山鹧鸪 | 四川山鷓鴣 | Sìchuānshānzhègū | - (Chinese bird species) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus) |
| 坐山观虎斗 | 坐山觀虎鬥 | zuòshānguānhǔdòu | - sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight - watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom) |
| 埃特纳火山 | 埃特納火山 | Āitènàhuǒshān | - Mt Etna, volcano in Italy |
| 安第斯山脉 | 安第斯山脈 | Āndìsīshānmài | - Andes mountain chain of South America |
| 小灰山椒鸟 | 小灰山椒鳥 | xiǎohuīshānjiāoniǎo | - (Chinese bird species) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis) |
| 山不转水转 | 山不轉水轉 | shānbùzhuànshuǐzhuàn | - it's a small world - only mountains never meet |
| 山不转路转 | 山不轉路轉 | shānbùzhuànlùzhuàn | - see 山不轉水轉|山不转水转[shan1 bu4 zhuan4 shui3 zhuan4] |
| 山地自行车 | 山地自行車 | shāndìzìxíngchē | - mountain bike |
| 山本五十六 | 山本五十六 | ShānběnWǔshíliù | - YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral |
| 冈底斯山脉 | 岡底斯山脈 | Gāngdǐsīshānmài | - Gangdisê mountain range in southwest Tibet |
| 川褐头山雀 | 川褐頭山雀 | Chuānhètóushānquè | - (Chinese bird species) Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus) |
| 帕米尔山脉 | 帕米爾山脈 | pàmǐěrshānmài | - the Pamir mountains |
| 拉什莫尔山 | 拉什莫爾山 | LāshímòěrShān | - Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota |
| 棕眉山岩鹨 | 棕眉山岩鷚 | zōngméishānyánliù | - (Chinese bird species) Siberian accentor (Prunella montanella) |
| 比利牛斯山 | 比利牛斯山 | Bǐlìniúsīshān | - Pyrenees mountains |
| 洋山深水港 | 洋山深水港 | YángshānShēnshuǐgǎng | - Yangshan Deep-Water Port (near Shanghai) |
| 海南山鹧鸪 | 海南山鷓鴣 | Hǎinánshānzhègū | - (Chinese bird species) Hainan partridge (Arborophila ardens) |
| 火山碎屑流 | 火山碎屑流 | huǒshānsuìxièliú | - pyroclastic flow |
| 灰喉山椒鸟 | 灰喉山椒鳥 | huīhóushānjiāoniǎo | - (Chinese bird species) grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) |
| 乌拉尔山脉 | 烏拉爾山脈 | WūlāěrShānmài | - Ural Mountains |
| 炽热火山云 | 熾熱火山雲 | chìrèhuǒshānyún | - nuée ardente - hot cloud of volcanic ash |
| 环颈山鹧鸪 | 環頸山鷓鴣 | huánjǐngshānzhègū | - (Chinese bird species) hill partridge (Arborophila torqueola) |
| 瓜达拉马山 | 瓜達拉馬山 | Guādálāmǎshān | - Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid) |
| 白眉山鹧鸪 | 白眉山鷓鴣 | báiméishānzhègū | - (Chinese bird species) white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica) |
| 白颊山鹧鸪 | 白頰山鷓鴣 | báijiáshānzhègū | - (Chinese bird species) white-cheeked partridge (Arborophila atrogularis) |
| 眼纹黄山雀 | 眼紋黃山雀 | yǎnwénhuángshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys) |
| 短嘴山椒鸟 | 短嘴山椒鳥 | duǎnzuǐshānjiāoniǎo | - (Chinese bird species) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris) |
| 粉红山椒鸟 | 粉紅山椒鳥 | fěnhóngshānjiāoniǎo | - (Chinese bird species) rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus) |
| 红喉山鹧鸪 | 紅喉山鷓鴣 | hónghóushānzhègū | - (Chinese bird species) rufous-throated partridge (Arborophila rufogularis) |
| 红胸山鹧鸪 | 紅胸山鷓鴣 | hóngxiōngshānzhègū | - (Chinese bird species) chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii) |
| 绿脚山鹧鸪 | 綠腳山鷓鴣 | lǜjiǎoshānzhègū | - (Chinese bird species) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus) |
| 台湾山鹧鸪 | 臺灣山鷓鴣 | Táiwānshānzhègū | - (Chinese bird species) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis) |
| 台湾黄山雀 | 臺灣黃山雀 | Táiwānhuángshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti) |
| 蔚山广域市 | 蔚山廣域市 | Wèishānguǎngyùshì | - Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea |
| 褐背地山雀 | 褐背地山雀 | hèbèidìshānquè | - (Chinese bird species) ground tit (Pseudopodoces humilis) |
| 褐胸山鹧鸪 | 褐胸山鷓鴣 | hèxiōngshānzhègū | - (Chinese bird species) bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus) |
| 贺兰山岩鹨 | 賀蘭山岩鷚 | HèlánShānyánliù | - (Chinese bird species) Mongolian accentor (Prunella koslowi) |
| 赤红山椒鸟 | 赤紅山椒鳥 | chìhóngshānjiāoniǎo | - (Chinese bird species) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus) |
| 郇山隐修会 | 郇山隱修會 | Xúnshānyǐnxiūhuì | - Priory of Zion (fictional masonic order) |
| 釜山广域市 | 釜山廣域市 | Fǔshānguǎngyùshì | - Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea |
| 锡霍特山脉 | 錫霍特山脈 | Xīhuòtèshānmài | - Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island |
| 长尾山椒鸟 | 長尾山椒鳥 | chángwěishānjiāoniǎo | - (Chinese bird species) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) |
| 长白山天池 | 長白山天池 | Chángbáishāntiānchí | - Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic lake in Jilin province |
| 开伯尔山口 | 開伯爾山口 | Kāibóěrshānkǒu | - Khyber pass (between Pakistand and Afghanistan) |
| 阿拉干山脉 | 阿拉乾山脈 | Ālāgānshānmài | - Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma) |
| 阿尔卑斯山 | 阿爾卑斯山 | ĀěrbēisīShān | - Alps, mountain range bordering Switzerland |
| 阿尔泰山脉 | 阿爾泰山脈 | Āěrtàishānmài | - Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia |
| 阿空加瓜山 | 阿空加瓜山 | ĀkōngjiāguāShān | - Mount Aconcagua, Argentina, the highest point in the Western Hemisphere |
| 隔行如隔山 | 隔行如隔山 | géhángrúgéshān | - different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book |
| 雪山狮子旗 | 雪山獅子旗 | xuěshānshīziqí | - Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard |
| 高山旋木雀 | 高山旋木雀 | gāoshānxuánmùquè | - (Chinese bird species) bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana) |
| 高山短翅莺 | 高山短翅鶯 | gāoshānduǎnchìyīng | - (Chinese bird species) russet bush warbler (Locustella mandelli) |
| 高山金翅雀 | 高山金翅雀 | gāoshānjīnchìquè | - (Chinese bird species) yellow-breasted greenfinch (Chloris spinoides) |
| 鸠山由纪夫 | 鳩山由紀夫 | JiūshānYóujìfū | - Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010 |
| 麦积山石窟 | 麥積山石窟 | Màijīshānshíkū | - Mt Maiji caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu |
| 黑喉山鹪莺 | 黑喉山鷦鶯 | hēihóushānjiāoyīng | - (Chinese bird species) hill prinia (Prinia superciliaris) |
| 黑胸山鹪莺 | 黑胸山鷦鶯 | hēixiōngshānjiāoyīng | - (Chinese bird species) black-throated prinia (Prinia atrogularis) |
| 黑额山噪鹛 | 黑額山噪鶥 | hēiéshānzàoméi | - (Chinese bird species) snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax sukatschewi) |
| 龙门山断层 | 龍門山斷層 | Lóngménshānduàncéng | - Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin |
| 不显山不露水 | 不顯山不露水 | bùxiǎnshānbùlùshuǐ | - lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts |
| 乞力马扎罗山 | 乞力馬扎羅山 | Qǐlìmǎzhāluóshān | - Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania |
| 亚历山大大帝 | 亞歷山大大帝 | YàlìshāndàDàdì | - Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) |
| 亚历山大里亚 | 亞歷山大里亞 | Yàlìshāndàlǐyà | - Alexandria |
| 亚历山大鹦鹉 | 亞歷山大鸚鵡 | Yàlìshāndàyīngwǔ | - (Chinese bird species) Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) |
| 喀喇昆仑山脉 | 喀喇崑崙山脈 | Kālākūnlúnshānmài | - Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang |
| 喀拉喀托火山 | 喀拉喀托火山 | Kālākātuōhuǒshān | - Krakatoa (volcanic island in Indonesia) |
| 喀尔巴阡山脉 | 喀爾巴阡山脈 | KāěrbāqiānShānmài | - Carpathian Mountains, 1500-km mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe |
| 喜山白眉朱雀 | 喜山白眉朱雀 | xǐshānbáiméizhūquè | - (Chinese bird species) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura) |
| 喜山红眉朱雀 | 喜山紅眉朱雀 | xǐshānhóngméizhūquè | - (Chinese bird species) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus) |
| 喜山点翅朱雀 | 喜山點翅朱雀 | xǐshāndiǎnchìzhūquè | - (Chinese bird species) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus) |
| 喜马拉雅山脉 | 喜馬拉雅山脈 | Xǐmǎlāyǎshānmài | - Himalayas |
| 四大佛教名山 | 四大佛教名山 | SìdàFójiàoMíngshān | - Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang |
| 国家火山公园 | 國家火山公園 | GuójiāHuǒshānGōngyuán | - Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii |
| 坎塔布连山脉 | 坎塔布連山脈 | Kǎntǎbùliánshānmài | - Cantabrian mountain range in north Spain dividing Asturias from Castilla-Leon |
| 大兴安岭山脉 | 大興安嶺山脈 | Dàxīngānlǐngshānmài | - Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province |
| 山东科技大学 | 山東科技大學 | ShāndōngKējìDàxué | - Shandong University of Science and Technology |
| 扎格罗斯山脉 | 扎格羅斯山脈 | Zāgéluósīshānmài | - Zagros mountains of southwest Iran |
| 有眼不识泰山 | 有眼不識泰山 | yǒuyǎnbùshíTàiShān | - lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom) - fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent - to be blind to the fact |
| 棕额长尾山雀 | 棕額長尾山雀 | zōngéchángwěishānquè | - (Chinese bird species) rufous-fronted bushtit (Aegithalos iouschistos) |
| 火山爆发指数 | 火山爆發指數 | huǒshānbàofāzhǐshù | - volcanic explosivity index (VEI) |
| 科迪勒拉山系 | 科迪勒拉山系 | Kēdílèlāshānxì | - Cordillera, series of mountain ranges stretching from Patagonia in South America through to Alaska and Aleutian islands |
| 红头长尾山雀 | 紅頭長尾山雀 | hóngtóuchángwěishānquè | - (Chinese bird species) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus) |
| 紫金山天文台 | 紫金山天文台 | ZǐjīnshānTiānwéntái | - Purple Mountain Observatory |
| 老山自行车馆 | 老山自行車館 | LǎoshānZìxíngchēguǎn | - Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue |
| 贺兰山红尾鸲 | 賀蘭山紅尾鴝 | HèlánShānhóngwěiqú | - (Chinese bird species) Alashan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus) |
| 银喉长尾山雀 | 銀喉長尾山雀 | yínhóuchángwěishānquè | - (Chinese bird species) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis) |
| 银脸长尾山雀 | 銀臉長尾山雀 | yínliǎnchángwěishānquè | - (Chinese bird species) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus) |
| 雅拉香波神山 | 雅拉香波神山 | YǎlāXiāngbōshénshān | - Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 雅拉香波雪山 | 雅拉香波雪山 | YǎlāXiāngbōxuěshān | - Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 韩山师范学院 | 韓山師範學院 | HánshānShīfànXuéyuàn | - Hanshan Normal University, Shantou, Guangdong |
| 黑眉长尾山雀 | 黑眉長尾山雀 | hēiméichángwěishānquè | - (Chinese bird species) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti) |
| 不识庐山真面目 | 不識廬山真面目 | bùshìLúshānzhēnmiànmù | - lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain - fig. can't see the forest for the trees |
| 八宝山革命公墓 | 八寶山革命公墓 | BābǎoShānGémìngGōngmù | - Mt Babao Revolutionary Cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing |
| 塞尔维亚和黑山 | 塞爾維亞和黑山 | SāiěrwéiyàhéHēishān | - Serbia and Montenegro (after break-up of Yugoslavia in 1992) |
| 峨山彝族自治县 | 峨山彞族自治縣 | Éshānyízúzìzhìxiàn | - Eshan Yizu autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan |
| 梁山伯与祝英台 | 梁山伯與祝英臺 | LiángShānbóyǔZhùYīngtái | - Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, pair of lovers in folk legend |
| 凉山彝族自治州 | 涼山彞族自治州 | LiángshānYízúzìzhìzhōu | - Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 环太平洋火山带 | 環太平洋火山帶 | HuánTàipíngyánghuǒshāndài | - Pacific rim volcanic belt - Ring of fire |
| 罗摩诺索夫山脊 | 羅摩諾索夫山脊 | Luómónuòsuǒfūshānjǐ | - Lomonosov ridge (in the Artic Ocean) |
| 车到山前必有路 | 車到山前必有路 | chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù | - lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom) - fig. Everything will turn out for the best. - Let's worry about it when it happens. - It will be all right on the night. - cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 |
| 车到山前自有路 | 車到山前自有路 | chēdàoshānqiánzìyǒulù | - lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom) - fig. Everything will turn out for the best. - Let's worry about it when it happens. - It will be all right on the night. - cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直 |
| 这山望着那山高 | 這山望著那山高 | zhèshānwàngzhenàshāngāo | - lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position - the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence |
| 他山之石可以攻玉 | 他山之石可以攻玉 | tāshānzhīshíkěyǐgōngyù | - lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside - to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively |
| 夹山国家森林公园 | 夾山國家森林公園 | JiāshānGuójiāSēnlínGōngyuán | - Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門|石门[Shi2 men2], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan |
| 江山易改禀性难移 | 江山易改稟性難移 | jiāngshānyìgǎibǐngxìngnányí | - rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder |
| 锡霍特・阿林山脉 | 錫霍特・阿林山脈 | Xīhuòtè·Ālínshānmài | - Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island |
| 亚历山大・杜布切克 | 亞歷山大・杜布切克 | Yàlìshāndà·Dùbùqiēkè | - Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969) |
| 夏威夷火山国家公园 | 夏威夷火山國家公園 | XiàwēiyíHuǒshānGuójiāGōngyuán | - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
| 巍山彝族回族自治县 | 巍山彞族回族自治縣 | WēishānYízúHuízúzìzhìxiàn | - Weishan Yi and Hui autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 文山壮族苗族自治州 | 文山壯族苗族自治州 | WénshānZhuàngzúMiáozúzìzhìzhōu | - Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南 |
| 江山易改，本性难移 | 江山易改，本性難移 | jiāngshānyìgǎi,běnxìngnányí | - it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom) - you can't change who you are - Can the leopard change his spots? |
| 连山壮族瑶族自治县 | 連山壯族瑤族自治縣 | LiánshānZhuàngzúYáozúzìzhìxiàn | - Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong |
| 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 | 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 | kàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ | - lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) - fig. to make the best use of local resources - to exploit one's position to advance oneself - to find one's niche - to live off the land |
| 秀山土家族苗族自治县 | 秀山土家族苗族自治縣 | XiùshānTǔjiāzúMiáozúzìzhìxiàn | - Xiushan Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality |
| 贡山独龙族怒族自治县 | 貢山獨龍族怒族自治縣 | GòngshānDúlóngzúNùzúzìzhìxiàn | - Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan |
| 山中无老虎，猴子称大王 | 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王 | shānzhōngwúlǎohǔ,hóuzichēngdàiwang | - in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king |
| 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 | 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒 | liúdeqīngshānzài,bùpàméicháishāo | - While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope. |
| 病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 | 病來如山倒，病去如抽絲 | bìngláirúshāndǎo,bìngqùrúchōusī | - sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly |
| 曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云 | 曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲 | céngjīngcānghǎinánwéishuǐ,chúquèWūShānbùshìyún | - there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom) - one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things |
| 积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县 | 積石山保安族東鄉族撒拉族自治縣 | JīshíshānBǎoānzúDōngxiāngzúSālāzúzìzhìxiàn | - Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar autonomous county in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Gansu |
| 穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲 | 窮在鬧市無人問，富在深山有遠親 | qióngzàinàoshìwúrénwèn,fùzàishēnshānyǒuyuǎnqīn | - the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain |
| 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直 | 車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直 | chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù,chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí | - lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current. (idiom) - fig. Everything will turn out for the best. - Let's worry about it when it happens. - It will be all right on the night. |
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