崇山峻嶺

See also: 崇山峻岭

Chinese

			lofty peaks
trad. (崇山峻嶺)		崇山	峻嶺
simp. (崇山峻岭)		崇山	峻岭
alternative forms		崇山峻領／崇山峻领

Etymology

From the Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion, by Wang Xizhi.

「此地有崇山峻嶺，茂林修竹。」 [MSC, trad.]

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“此地有崇山峻岭，茂林修竹。” [MSC, simp.]

From: Jin Dynasty (265–420), 王羲之 (Wang Xizhi), Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion

“cǐ dì yǒu chóngshānjùnlǐng, màolínxiūzhú.” [Pinyin]

Here there are high mountains and lofty peaks; an exuberant growth of trees and bamboos.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chóngshānjùnlǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sung⁴ saan¹ zeon⁶ ling⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chóngshānjùnlǐng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chóngshanjyùnlǐng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻung²-shan¹-chün⁴-ling³
    • Yale: chúng-shān-jyùn-lǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chorngshanjiunnliing
    • Palladius: чуншаньцзюньлин (čunšanʹczjunʹlin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sung⁴ saan¹ zeon⁶ ling⁵
    • Yale: sùhng sāan jeuhn líhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sung⁴ saan¹ dzoen⁶ ling⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: sung⁴ san¹ zên⁶ ling⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ²¹ saːn⁵⁵ t͡ʃɵn²² lɪŋ¹³/

Idiom

崇山峻嶺

1. high mountains and lofty peaks

See also

• 茂林修竹 (màolínxiūzhú)