唐山

Tangshan prefecture-level city in Hebei / China (a name for China used by some overseas Chinese)

táng = t + ang2

Tang dynasty (618-907) / to exaggerate / empty / in vain / old variant of 螗[tang2]

shān = sh + an1

mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable

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