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山
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Definitions
- 1. mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
- 2. (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
Example Sentences
1 shown她會說卡達 山 語，也會說廣東話。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 山
Zhongnan Mountains, near Xi'an
Mt Babao in Haidian district of Beijing
sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
the countryside
Zhongshan or Chungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[tái běi shì], Taiwan
Zhushan district of Jingdezhen city 景德鎮市|景德镇市, Jiangxi
Qilian Mountains in Qinghai
Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[qìng shàng nán dào], South Korea
Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia
Fangshan district of Beijing, formerly Fangshan county
mountain ridge
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[sūn shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey
mountain
Nianzishan district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang
Jingshan county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[jīng mén], Hubei
(East Asian) hip-and-gable roof
rock garden
Wanshan township in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou
mountain area
Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang
Pegu Yoma (mountain range) of south central Myanmar (Burma), separating Irrawaddy and Sittang basins
Weishan County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC
Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi
Leshan prefecture-level city in Sichuan
Arxan, county-level city, Mongolian Rashaant xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[xīng ān méng], east Inner Mongolia
Grassy Hill (hill in Hong Kong)
hill cemetery
Zhongshan Park, the name of numerous parks in China, honoring Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[sūn zhōng shān]
the Sermon on the Mount
Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang
a form of Yuefu 樂府|乐府 mourning song or elegy
Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[qīn zhōu], Guangxi
former Yizhan town, now called Yizhou, county-level city 宜州市[yí zhōu shì] in Hechi 河池[hé chí], Guangxi
maar
everything will turn out all right (idiom)
Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island
NAKAYAMA Nariaki (1943-), right-wing Japanese cabinet minister and prominent denier of Japanese war crimes
to reveal one's talent (idiom)
Tieshangang district of Beihai city 北海市[běi hǎi shì], Guangxi
to travel over land and water (idiom)
Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)
(bird species of China) brown prinia (Prinia polychroa)
Cangshan district of Fuzhou city 福州市[fú zhōu shì], Fujian
Liangshan city and County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[hè bì shì], Henan
Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan
Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan
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[wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[tài shān] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[huà shān] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[héng shān] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[héng shān] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[sōng shān] in Henan
Tongguanshan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[tóng líng shì], Anhui
(bird species of China) Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis)
Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia
heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos
Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
Caucasus Mountains
(zoology) Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi); Chinese muntjac
Leshan prefecture-level city in Sichuan
Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[huáng shí shì], Hubei
Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
mountain ridge
same as 朝天椒[cháo tiān jiāo]
Shanting district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[zǎo zhuāng shì], Shandong
Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu] in northwest Yunnan
Singkawang city (Kalimantan, Indonesia)
Huashan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[mǎ ān shān shì], Anhui
Shandong University
Lieshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[huái běi shì], Anhui
(bird species of China) cinereous tit (Parus cinereus)
Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤
Jinggangshan, county-level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
gable
(bird species of China) grey partridge (Perdix perdix)
Wang Qishan (1948-), PRC politician
Alexander (name)
Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei
(bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
hickory
sweet potato
Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010
lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom)
Aung San (1915-1947), Burmese general and politician, hero of Myanmar independence movement and father of Aung San Su Kyi 昂山素季[áng shān sù jì]
Pingshan county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[yí bīn], Sichuan
Qiongshan district of Haikou city 海口市[hǎi kǒu shì], Hainan
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis)
Mount Zion
Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[lín yí shì], Shandong
Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[guì lín shì], Guangxi
Laishan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
(bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan
mountain range
Mount Sinai
(bird species of China) azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus)
Mishan, county-level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang
Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces
Taipei Metro Wenshan Line (known as the Muzha Line 木柵線|木栅线[mù zhà xiàn] prior to October 8, 2009)
Jiuyi Mountains in Hunan on the border with Guangdong
the Valley, capital of Anguilla
volcanic activity
Liangshan County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
Jingshan county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[jīng mén], Hubei
mountain god
Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[wú hú shì], Anhui
Kunshan, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu
Seoraksan, mountain near Sokcho, South Korea
mountaineer
tip of the iceberg
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
Qiongshan city, Hainan
Pengshan County in Meishan 眉山市[méi shān shì], Sichuan
Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan
Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism
Xiushan Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
pheasant
Sansui, Japanese company
Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi
(bird species of China) black-throated prinia (Prinia atrogularis)
Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[wǔ yuè]
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
Baima Snow 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[dí qìng zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
(bird species of China) Mongolian accentor (Prunella koslowi)
Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[xián níng], Hubei
Yingshan county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei
Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
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[wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Tianshan district (Uighur: Tiyanshan rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[wū lǔ mù qí shì], Xinjiang
Hanshan district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[hán dān shì], Hebei
Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[guān zhōng píng yuán] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[hàn shuǐ] valley
Shanyang District of Jiaozuo City 焦作市[jiāo zuò shì], Henan
Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[píng dǐng shān], Henan
(bird species of China) rufous-throated partridge (Arborophila rufogularis)
Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012
Queshan county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[zhù mǎ diàn], Henan
(bird species of China) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)
see 山不轉水轉|山不转水转[shān bù zhuàn shuǐ zhuàn]
lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom)
Nongfu Spring, Chinese bottled water and beverage company
Yangshan Deep-Water Port (near Shanghai)
to have a long and hard journey (idiom)
free-range chicken
Xingshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[hè gǎng], Heilongjiang
Baoshang district of Shanghai
lynx
Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue
mercury
Hanshan county in Chaohu 巢湖[cháo hú], Anhui
Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林[yú lín], Shaanxi
Eshan Yizu autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[yù xī], Yunnan
lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains
(bird species of China) Taiwan fulvetta (Fulvetta formosana)
Yamanashi prefecture, Japan
steady as Mt Tai
(bird species of China) white-whiskered laughingthrush (Trochalopteron morrisonianum)
Jirisan or Mount Chiri, mountain in the south of South Korea
snow-capped mountain
(dialect) potato
altitude sickness
Daishan county in Zhoushan 舟山[zhōu shān], Zhejiang
(bird species of China) alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
Kunlun Mountain range
Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市[zī bó shì], Shandong
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied tit (Pardaliparus venustulus)
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[wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
wooded mountain; mountain forest
wasabi
Meili 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[dí qìng zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality
Zhongshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi
Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[qìng shàng nán dào], South Korea
Chaya Mountain in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[zhù mǎ diàn], Henan
orogenic belt (geology)
mountainous region
Chinese tunic suit
Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[shān xī], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊[wén shū]
Bagua Mountain, Taiwan
military orders are like mountains (idiom)
Pingdingshan, prefecture-level city in Henan
rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
covering the whole land
laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles
Zhoushan, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands)
Mt Wangbur, Dagzê county 達孜縣|达孜县[dá zī xiàn], Lhasa, Tibet
Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin
lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom)
Lynx rufus
Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]
mountain stream
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
valley
wildfire
alpine district
Mt Everest
Hynobius formosanus
Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[guì lín shì], Guangxi
Dongshan district (Uighur: Dungsen Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[wū lǔ mù qí shì], Xinjiang
leading light (of a generation etc)
lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom)
Heshan district of Yiyang city 益陽市|益阳市[yì yáng shì], Hunan
iceberg
as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)
Cangshan district of Fuzhou city 福州市[fú zhōu shì], Fujian
Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[huáng shí shì], Hubei
Chishan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
area in Beichuan county Sichuan
lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities
Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[qìng shàng nán dào], South Korea
Mt Xiong'er national geological park in 棗莊|枣庄[zǎo zhuāng], south Shandong
Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]
to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
Wakayama prefecture in central Japan
blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in which blues and greens predominate)
Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng]
Kitten Mountain, Guangxi
Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
to go on a scenic tour
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[táng gǔ lā shān mài]
Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[shào xīng] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[tiān tái zōng]
Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefecture 滁州[chú zhōu]
Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia
Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
(bird species of China) grey crested tit (Lophophanes dichrous)
Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[dí qìng zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
see 山丹[shān dān]
lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)
high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
Xiangshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[huái běi shì], Anhui
Xishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[wú xī shì], Jiangsu
Tongbai mountain range, the watershed between Huai 淮河 and Han 漢江|汉江 rivers
(bird species of China) Daurian partridge (Perdix dauurica)
(bird species of China) coal tit (Periparus ater)
Longshan District of Liaoyuan City 遼源市|辽源市[liáo yuán shì], Jilin
Ma'anshan prefecture-level city in Anhui
(bird species of China) bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus)
(bird species of China) Alashan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)
Xiangshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[huái běi shì], Anhui
halfway up a mountain
Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei
volcanic ash
Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
goat
Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan
nuée ardente
Quanshan district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu
(last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[dù fǔ]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[tài shān])
Ma'anshan prefecture-level city in Anhui
Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[hé féi shì], Anhui
Wenshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[tái běi shì], Taiwan
(bird species of China) chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii)
Mt Babao Revolutionary Cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing
Mt Maiji Caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu
Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha
(bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)
Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefecture 滁州[chú zhōu]
Rocky Mountains
debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back
Daqingshan County in Heilongjiang province
Arxan, county-level city, Mongolian Rashaant xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[xīng ān méng], east Inner Mongolia
Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[yǒng zhōu], Hunan
Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning
foot of a mountain
santonin (loanword)
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
see 洋山深水港[yáng shān shēn shuǐ gǎng]
Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[wǔ yuè]
(bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)
Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
(bird species of China) Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
Xiushan Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
(bird species of China) snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax sukatschewi)
Alexandria
Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya), aka nagaimo
Fushan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
Rocky Mountains in West US and Canada
Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall
Thorny mountain (several)
Pishan County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[hé tián dì qū], Xinjiang
Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán]
Choibalsan, city in Mongolia, capital of the eastern aimag (province) of Dornod
mountaineer (HK)
rowan or mountain-ash (genus Sorbus)
treeless hill
Jiugong Mountains (the location of Jiugong Mountain National Park), in Tongshan County, Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[xián níng], Hubei
mountains on one side and water on the other
Hongshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
Longshan culture
Taoshan district of Qitaihe city 七台河[qī tái hé], Heilongjiang
(bird species of China) plain laughingthrush (Garrulax davidi)
Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
volcanic rock
Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian
Shandong University of Science and Technology
Huishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[wú xī shì], Jiangsu
Pingdingshan, prefecture-level city in Henan
Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音|观音 (Avalokiteśvara)
Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[wǔ yuè]
Dianshan Lake between Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu Province
deep in the mountains
Pingshan county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[yí bīn], Sichuan
Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan
wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
Zhoushan, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands)
Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[suì níng shì], Sichuan
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
(bird species of China) green-backed tit (Parus monticolus)
scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
Keshan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang
Zhoushan Island
Shandan county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[zhāng yè], Gansu
mountainous
mine
Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi
Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[wǔ yuè]
lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
Longshan District of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市[liáo yuán shì], Jilin
Xingshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[hè gǎng], Heilongjiang
Mishan, county-level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang
topography of a mountain
Tsugiyama Akira, secretary at the Japanese legation killed during the Boxer uprising
lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
landscape painting
Dongshan or Tungshan Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
Baoshan prefecture-level city in Yunnan
Hanshan district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[hán dān shì], Hebei
Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
Mt Wugong in Jiangxi
Taishanese, a language of the Yue language group 粵語|粤语[yuè yǔ] spoken in Jiangmen 江門|江门[jiāng mén] and in the Chinatowns of North America
Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan
Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[héng yáng], Hunan
Hanshan Normal University, Shantou, Guangdong
to chat (1980s Beijing slang)
(bird species of China) red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
Tangshan, prefecture-level city in Hebei
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
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[lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu
(bird species of China) bar-tailed treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)
a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
andesite (geology)
Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
Qianshan county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[ān qìng], Anhui
Yangshan county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong
mountain spur
Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
(bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)
Beverly Hills
Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
Carpathian Mountains, 1500-km mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe
Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰[shí yàn], Hubei
Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[píng dōng xiàn], Taiwan
Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong
Fengshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi
Tongshan county in Xuzhou 徐州[xú zhōu], Jiangsu
hilltop
Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
tit
Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc
Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市[huái nán shì], Anhui
Jiugongshan town in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture-level city 咸寧|咸宁[xián níng], Hubei
Mt Yulong or Jade dragon in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan
Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
goatee
manor house
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia
Taurus mountains of south Turkey
Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤[pǔ xián]
volcanic eruption
Laoshan district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)
volcanology
Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
Huoshan county in Lu'an 六安[lù ān], Anhui
Shanyang County in Shangluo 商洛[shāng luò], Shaanxi
high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty
Shanhe town in Zhengning county 正寧縣|正宁县[zhèng níng xiàn], Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[qìng yáng], Gansu
Anshan prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China
Yingshan county in Nanchong 南充[nán chōng], Sichuan
mountain top
(bird species of China) Brandt's mountain finch (Leucosticte brandti)
Taiwanese aborigines (PRC)
Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang
lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined
(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Luoshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
Huishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[wú xī shì], Jiangsu
Yushan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[mǎ ān shān shì], Anhui
lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom)
long and arduous journey (idiom)
Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門|石门[shí mén], Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan
Montenegro, former Yugoslavia
cavern
Hongshan District of Chifeng City 赤峰市[chì fēng shì], Inner Mongolia
Fragrant Hills Park, Beijing
Shansitherium fuguensis (early giraffe)
to start a clique
the Pamir mountains
Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]
Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
Mount of Olives (in the Christian passion story)
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei
Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[wú hú shì], Anhui
(dialect) hill
Queshan county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[zhù mǎ diàn], Henan
Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[lín yí shì], Shandong
shanshui poetry, genre of Classical Chinese poetry
former Yishan county, now called Yizhou 宜州[yí zhōu] in Hechi 河池[hé chí], Guangxi
the heroes of Liangshan Marsh (in the novel \Water Margin\ 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn])
famous mountain
(bird species of China) rusty-breasted tit (Poecile davidi)
(bird species of China) Chinese hill warbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis)
Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
(bird species of China) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)
summit
sacred mountain
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom)
Elephant Trunk Hill in Guilin, Guangxi
volcanic island
Shanxi University
crater
Junshan district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan
Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar
Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[qín huáng dǎo shì], Hebei
see 蠶蔟|蚕蔟[cán cù]
Tomiichi Murayama (1924-), former prime minister of Japan
Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[qīn zhōu], Guangxi
Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[kè lā mǎ yī shì], Xinjiang
Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan
Purple Mountain Observatory
Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend
Hengshan District of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
(bird species of China) yellow-cheeked tit (Machlolophus spilonotus)
Mt Yangming in Hunan
Mt Tu in Zhejiang
Dieshan district of Wuzhou city 梧州市[wú zhōu shì], Guangxi
Pishan County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[hé tián dì qū], Xinjiang
Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
founder
Kazan
Vermont (green mountain state)
it's a small world
Junshan district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
Daishan county in Zhoushan 舟山[zhōu shān], Zhejiang
Alishan Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], within the Alishan Range, south-central Taiwan
(bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor)
brigand
(bird species of China) white-cheeked partridge (Arborophila atrogularis)
Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China
Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán]
Cheng San (precinct in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore)
see 車到山前必有路|车到山前必有路[chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù]
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
potassium cyanide KCN
San Francisco, California
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
mountain lion
Shaoshan, county-level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[xiāng tán], Hunan
mountain building
Wushan county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Mt Maotian in Chengjiang county 澄江縣|澄江县[chéng jiāng xiàn], Yuxi, east Yunnan
Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
mountain village
Pyrenees mountains
mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
Mt Tu in Zhejiang
a landslide
Bishan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
cyanide (loanword)
lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
Lishan district of Anshan city 鞍山市[ān shān shì], Liaoning
Jinshanzhun district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
Wushan county in Tianshui 天水[tiān shuǐ], Gansu
the Andes mountain range
Hongshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
Wakayama prefecture in central Japan
Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard
Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[xián níng], Hubei
Yingshan county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei
Taishan district of Tai'an city 泰安市[tài ān shì], Shandong
(bird species of China) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus)
Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)
Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
desert mountain
Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island
(bird species of China) rufous-naped tit (Periparus rufonuchalis)
Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang
Shaoshan, county-level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[xiāng tán], Hunan
Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[huáng shí shì], Hubei
mid-levels (in Hong Kong)
mountain flash flood
collisional orogeny
Lanshan district of Rizhao city 日照市[rì zhào shì], Shandong
cashmere
mountain pass
hot potato
(bird species of China) upland pipit (Anthus sylvanus)
Weishan Yi and Hui autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
machete
driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels
Jishan county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi
dormant volcano
active volcano
very loud
altitude sickness
to climb a mountain
(bird species of China) rufous-fronted bushtit (Aegithalos iouschistos)
An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[ān shǐ zhī luàn]
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position
Fushan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and North Korea
mangosteen
Heshan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom)
mountain resort
mountainous district
half-sibling relationship
Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)
Shanyang District of Jiaozuo city 焦作市[jiāo zuò shì], Henan
jeweled palace in the fairy mountain
The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡[mǎ zhōng xī]
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
Mountain of Flames of legend
famous mountains and great rivers
Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province
Tangshan prefecture-level city in Hebei
Songshan or Sungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[tái běi shì], Taiwan
camellia
a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks (idiom)
overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)
Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市[huái nán shì], Anhui
Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
mountain ridge
Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)
Zhongshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng] in south China, close to Dr Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
Mt Wuyi in Fujian
Rocky Mountains
mountains
Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing
(bird species of China) varied tit (Sittiparus varius)
Quanshan district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu
Chola Mountains in Sichuan
Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia
Hongshan District of Chifeng City 赤峰市[chì fēng shì], Inner Mongolia
Fengshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[hè zhōu], Guangxi
Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
exotic delicacies
founding master of a monastery
mountains and rivers
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang
to pile up like a mountain (idiom)
Lieshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[huái běi shì], Anhui
Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西
hill
mountain accident
Zhu Zhishan (1460-1526), Ming calligrapher and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
lit. Mount Tai and the North Star (idiom)
(bird species of China) Tibetan partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)
it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey
Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe
Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[hé féi shì], Anhui
as secure as Mount Taishan
haw jelly, a sweet jelly popular in northern China, made from Chinese hawthorn fruit
Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
(bird species of China) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)
Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist
Mt Langya in eastern Anhui Province
(bird species of China) grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris)
Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan
mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
Qiongshan district of Haikou city 海口市[hǎi kǒu shì], Hainan
(bird species of China) ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)
Pengshan County in Meishan 眉山市[méi shān shì], Sichuan
raspberry
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
(bird species of China) russet bush warbler (Locustella mandelli)
Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
Baoshang District of Shanghai
Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)
form of a mountain
Solitary Hill, located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
Xishan district of Kunming city 昆明市[kūn míng shì], Yunnan
Hallasan Mountain or Mount Halla, highest mountain in South Korea
Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[qìng shàng nán dào], South Korea
to chatter idly
Heshan, county-level city in Laibin 來賓|来宾[lái bīn], Guangxi
gullies
Mt Etna, volcano in Italy
Qianshan district of Anshan city 鞍山市[ān shān shì], Liaoning
a deliberate show of strength as a warning
lapillus
Jingshan Park (park in Beijing)
(bird species of China) forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)
Mount Sinai
Hanshan county in Chaohu 巢湖[cháo hú], Anhui
Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市[zī bó shì], Shandong
(slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career
andosol (soil taxonomy)
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
Weishan County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
(bird species of China) white-necklaced partridge (Arborophila gingica)
Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet
Laoshan district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
Mengshan county in Wuzhou 梧州[wú zhōu], Guangxi
European poplar (Populus tremula)
beech
Thai ginger
Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi
Tongshan county in Xuzhou 徐州[xú zhōu], Jiangsu
landslide
Yan mountain range across north Hebei
pyroclastic flow
Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi
Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
Shuangyashan, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China
Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan
Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[píng dǐng shān], Henan
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia with a large Chinese community
Sapotaceae (botany)
Wuyishan, county-level city in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian
Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
Cordillera, series of mountain ranges stretching from Patagonia in South America through to Alaska and Aleutian islands
Leshan prefecture in Sichuan
mountain area
Heshan, county-level city in Laibin 來賓|来宾[lái bīn], Guangxi
Priory of Zion (fictional masonic order)
Mashan county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[nán níng], Guangxi
Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[suì níng shì], Sichuan
Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
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[wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
high mountain; alpine mountain
lit. green hills and clear waters
Langfeng Mountain
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
Mount Aconcagua, Argentina, the highest point in the Western Hemisphere
Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)
treeless hills (idiom)
Keshan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang
Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[jù róng], Jiangsu Province
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang
see 刀山火海[dāo shān huǒ hǎi]
Gangshan District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
landslide
(bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)
Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
(bird species of China) scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus)
Yanshan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[shàng ráo], Jiangxi
(bird species of China) willow tit (Poecile montanus)
Shandan county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[zhāng yè], Gansu
see 昂山素季[áng shān sù jì]
valley
Songshan or Sungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[tái běi shì], Taiwan
Luoshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
Jishan county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[yùn chéng], Shanxi
Dongshan or Tungshan Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
volcanic explosivity index (VEI)
Ural Mountains
macadamia nut
green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)
to go down a hill
see 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wū gǔ jī]
Andes mountain chain of South America
Pingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
Arakan Mountains (aka Rakhine Mountains), mountain range in western Myanmar
Cornus officinalis
Lomonosov ridge (in the Artic Ocean)
Xiashan District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[zhàn jiāng shì], Guangdong
Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen county 石門縣|石门县[shí mén xiàn], Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成[lǐ zì chéng]
Dangshan county in Suzhou 宿州[sù zhōu], Anhui
hillside
Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian
the will to move mountains
Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
to leave the mountain (of a hermit)
multitude
carabiner
Mt Xianshou in Hubei
Qionglai Mountains in western Sichuan between the Min 岷江[mín jiāng] and Dadu 大渡河[dà dù hé] rivers
Laishan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
Nianzishan district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang
Zagros mountains of southwest Iran
lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom)
(bird species of China) striated prinia (Prinia criniger)
Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
(bird species of China) Chinese fulvetta (Fulvetta striaticollis)
Alishan mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan
Wushan county in Tianshui 天水[tiān shuǐ], Gansu
Kunlun Mountain range
Johor Bahru (city in Malaysia)
mountain of Immortals
Anshan prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China
(bird species of China) black-bibbed tit (Poecile hypermelaenus)
Longshan County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[xiāng xī tǔ jiā zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu]
Aung San Suu Kyi (1945-), Myanmar opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace laureate
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
with back to the mountain (favored location)
former Yishan county and town, now called Yizhou 宜州[yí zhōu] in Hechi 河池[hé chí], Guangxi
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Wuzhishan City, Hainan
Rushan, county-level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
mountain bike
mountain building (geology)
Zhongshan district of Liupanshui city 六盤水市|六盘水市[liù pán shuǐ shì], Guizhou
Mt Ba in eastern Sichuan
Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang
Mt Zhuguang between Jiangxi and Hunan
(bird species of China) marsh tit (Poecile palustris)
Taishan, county-level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
Jinshanzhun district of Yichun city 伊春市[yī chūn shì], Heilongjiang
Dangshan county in Suzhou 宿州[sù zhōu], Anhui
Himalayas
Heshan district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[hè bì shì], Henan
Yanshan County in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[shàng ráo], Jiangxi
Qianshan county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[ān qìng], Anhui
Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[wǔ yuè]
roller coaster
Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains
Huangshan prefecture-level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui
(bird species of China) Siberian accentor (Prunella montanella)
mountain hike
Fangshan district of Beijing, formerly Fangshan county
Qilian Mountains (formerly Richthofen Range), dividing Qinghai and Gansu provinces
(bird species of China) rosy minivet (Pericrocotus roseus)
(idiom) however good sth is, there is always sth better
Mt Taibai in Shaanxi
Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book
Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong
lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift
monastery main gate (Buddhism)
lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
Gangdisê mountain range in southwest Tibet
Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[hè bì shì], Henan
Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu] in northwest Yunnan
Himalayas
Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai
Bogda Shan mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains
Tongguanshan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[tóng líng shì], Anhui
see 半壁江山[bàn bì jiāng shān]
Bishan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
mountain range
to excommunicate (from a Buddhist monastery)
(bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)
Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
Jingshan (name of a hill in Jingshan park)
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name
northern mountain
Mount Aso, active volcano in Kyushu, Japan
(bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)
Nanshan or Namsan, common place name
Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[guì lín shì], Guangxi
Eshan Yizu autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[yù xī], Yunnan
Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang
Chinese tunic suit
Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia
(bird species of China) white-browed tit (Poecile superciliosus)
see 昂山[áng shān]
Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges
Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi
Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
(dated) Taiwanese indigenous peoples
Chishan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
ibex
Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia
Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum
Shandong Peninsula
Mi Shan, mountain in Shaanxi province
Fengshan city in Taiwan
Heshan district of Yiyang city 益陽市|益阳市[yì yáng shì], Hunan
mound
Huangshan district of Huangshan city 黃山市|黄山市[huáng shān shì], Anhui
Huoshan county in Lu'an 六安[lù ān], Anhui
Dioscorea polystachya
Rocky Mountains
Daqing Mountain in Hohhot 呼和浩特[hū hé hào tè], Inner Mongolia
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
Mt Diaobingshan in Tieling
mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
(dated) Taiwanese indigenous peoples
(bird species of China) great tit (Parus major)
(bird species of China) rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris)
bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus)
mountains and rivers
volcanic belt
to climb a hill
Khyber pass (between Pakistand and Afghanistan)
gorge
Huashan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[mǎ ān shān shì], Anhui
Lantau Island
Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[qìng shàng nán dào], South Korea
Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty in Suzhou, Jiangsu
(coll.) remote valley; backwoods
Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii)
Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi
Krakatoa (volcanic island in Indonesia)
a nook in the mountains
mountain road
Mt Baochan in Anhui
fortified hill village
Xishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[wú xī shì], Jiangsu
Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[bǎo jī], Shaanxi
Mt Wanyang between Jiangxi and Hunan
Heshan district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[hè bì shì], Henan
(bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)
Meishan prefecture-level city in Sichuan
the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
Rushan, county-level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
mountain bike
Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning
Xiashan District of Zhanjiang City 湛江市[zhàn jiāng shì], Guangdong
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)
Mt Huang
magnificent
Timber! (lumberjack's warning call)
Bengshan district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市[bèng bù shì], Anhui
Xiangshan county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[níng bō], Zhejiang
mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)
to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)
Zhushan County in Shiyan 十堰[shí yàn], Hubei
Brokeback Mountain, 2005 English-language film by Ang Lee 李安[lǐ ān]
Altai mountain range in Xinjiang and Siberia
(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)
Annamite Range, aka Annamese Cordillera, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos
Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
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
Mount Qingcheng
Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
fake
volcano
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
sorbitol C6H14O6 (sugar substitute and mild laxative)
lit. order like a mountain
Mt Potala in Lhasa, with Potala Palace 布達拉宮|布达拉宫
Shizishan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[tóng líng shì], Anhui
Gongshan Derung and Nu autonomous county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[nù jiāng lì sù zú zì zhì zhōu] in northwest Yunnan
Weishan Yi and Hui autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
to climb a mountain
to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
Emeishan, county-level city in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan
Mt Luofushan in Zengcheng county, Guangdong
Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line
(bird species of China) Hainan partridge (Arborophila ardens)
Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong
Mensa (constellation)
Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[shuò zhōu], Shanxi
Mengshan county in Wuzhou 梧州[wú zhōu], Guangxi
main mountain of a region
Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[guì lín shì], Guangxi
Yuanshan Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)
Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing
(bird species of China) Himalayan buzzard (Buteo burmanicus)
see 昂山素季[áng shān sù jì]
(bird species of China) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
knockoff cell phone
Karakorum mountains
Yuanshan Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[yí lán xiàn], Taiwan
the final work in the career of a composer, film director or architect etc
(bird species of China) hill partridge (Arborophila torqueola)
(bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)
foothills
a pilgrimage to a holy mountain
cliff
Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang
Meishan Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
Taoshan district of Qitaihe city 七台河[qī tái hé], Heilongjiang
Lanshan district of Rizhao city 日照市[rì zhào shì], Shandong
Liangshan city in Shandong
Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia
Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
mountain and fields
(mountain) peak
Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[tiě lǐng shì], Liaoning
the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
Mt Shijing in Zhuhai City 珠海市[zhū hǎi shì], Guangdong
Yushan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[mǎ ān shān shì], Anhui
Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西
Meishan prefecture-level city in Sichuan
Baoshan prefecture-level city in Yunnan
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai
Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南
lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)
Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
Hsiangshan district of Hsinchu City 新竹市[xīn zhú shì], Taiwan
with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location)
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
recess in mountains
lit. to move mountains and drain seas
orogeny (geology)
Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定[kāng dìng], Sichuan
(bird species of China) ground tit (Pseudopodoces humilis)
volcanic crater
Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)
Mt Cook on New Zealand South Island, national park and highest peak
Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[qú zhōu], Zhejiang
Shanting district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[zǎo zhuāng shì], Shandong
Cantabrian mountain range in north Spain dividing Asturias from Castilla-Leon
Shuangyashan, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
Luoxiao Mountains, mountain range straddling the border between Jiangxi and Hunan
Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[huáng shí shì], Hubei
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
Dushanzi District of Karamay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[kè lā mǎ yī shì], Xinjiang
Mashan county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[nán níng], Guangxi
camellia
Hengduan mountains dividing Sichuan from Tibet
Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor
Yingshan county in Nanchong 南充[nán chōng], Sichuan
col
(jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[yà lì shān dà])
Mount Langya in Hebei
Mt Yuelu in Changsha 長沙|长沙[cháng shā], famous for scenery, temples and tombs
hickory
rock garden
Meishan Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[xī yóu jì], tourist destination
hilly land allotted for private use
folk song
Kunshan, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu
Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[shuāng yā shān], Heilongjiang
patron; backer
Zhongshan district of Liupanshui city 六盤水市|六盘水市[liù pán shuǐ shì], Guizhou
Longevity Hill in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yí hé yuán], Beijing
Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing
Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida)
Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha sa khul
Qionglai mountains on the boundary of the Sichuan basin 四川盆地
Shizishan or Lion Mountain
irrefutable evidence
(bird species of China) yellow-breasted greenfinch (Chloris spinoides)
Wanshan special county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[tóng rén dì qū], Guizhou
Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[qìng shàng nán dào], South Korea
Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
Bengshan district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市[bèng bù shì], Anhui
Mt. Fuji, Japan
Yangshan county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong
Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan
Xingshan county in Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei
Scientology
Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
(bird species of China) hill prinia (Prinia superciliaris)
potassium sorbate, E202 (a food preservative)
wild, mountainous country