峨嵋山
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Mandarin [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
峨嵋 derives from the word 蛾眉 (the feathery feelers of a moth), so named because the peaks of Mount Emei do in fact resemble the feelers of a moth (see pictures). The "insect" radical (虫) on the left side of the first character 蛾 was later replaced with the "mountain" radical (山). Thus, 蛾 eventually became 峨, so as to denote the mountain. The "mountain" radical can be optionally added to the second character 眉. Both 峨嵋 and 峨眉 have been used through the centuries. 山 simply means "mountain."
Proper noun [edit]
峨嵋山 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin Éméi Shān)
Alternative forms [edit]
References [edit]
峨嵋山 on the Mandarin Wikipedia.zh.Wikipedia- Mount Emei on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Mount Emei
- "峨嵋山" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-05-30.
- 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778:
