shān
mountain
hill
anything that resembles a mountain
CL:座[zuo4]
bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons
gable
Shān dōng
Shandong province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯|鲁, capital 濟南|济南
Shān xī
Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
Shān dōng shěng
Shandong province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯|鲁, capital Ji'nan 濟南|济南
Shān kǒu
Yamaguchi (Japanese surname and place name)
Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
shān yuè
mountain
hill
lofty mountain
Zhōng shān
refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
Nakayama (Japanese surname)
Shān xíng
Yamagata prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
shān lí
rowan or mountain-ash (genus Sorbus)
Hé gē shān
Wakayama prefecture in central Japan
Sān shān
Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui
shān hóng
mountain flash flood
mountain torrent
Píng shān
Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
Pingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
Qí shān
Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi
Táo shān
peach mountain
Taoshan district of Qitaihe city 七台河[Qi1 tai2 he2], Heilongjiang
Zhú shān
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
shān luán
mountain range
unbroken chain of peaks
Shān qí
Yamazaki or Yamasaki (Japanese surname)
shān yāo
halfway up a mountain
lit. waist of mountain
Běi shān
northern mountain
refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan
Shān běn
Yamamoto (Japanese surname)
Huā shān
Huashan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui
shàng shān
to go uphill
to spin cocoon (silkworms)
to pass away
Jǐng shān
Jingshan (name of a hill in Jingshan park)
Pán shān
Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning
shān gōu
valley
gully
mountain region
Míng shān
famous mountain
Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
Shān nán
Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha
chū shān
to leave the mountain (of a hermit)
to come out of obscurity to a government job
to take a leading position
Cháng shān
Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
Jǐng gāng Shān
Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
Jǐng gāng shān
Jinggangshan county level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
hú guāng shān sè
scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
kāi shān
to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)
to open a monastery
Dà bié shān
Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces
Wǔ tái shān
Mt Wutai in Shanxi, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊
Gǔ shān
Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
Fó shān
Foshan prefecture level city in Guangdong
Tài háng shān
Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi
qīng shān
green hills
(the good) life
Héng shān
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
Yokoyama (Japanese surname)
Qīng shān
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
Sōng shān
Mt Song in Henan, central of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
Dōng shān
Tungshan or Dongshan township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
shān dì
mountainous region
hilly area
hilly country
Bǎo shān
Baoshan prefecture level city in Yunnan
Sháo shān
Shaoshan county level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan
Shān chéng
Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan
Míng shān
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
Yān shān
Yan mountain range across north Hebei
Xī shān
Xishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu
Bái shān
Baishan prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
Shān hǎi guān
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
Dà shān
Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC
kào shān
patron
supporter
close to a mountain
Cāng shān
Cangshan county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong
Jiān shān
Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
Tái shān
Taishan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
Shān shàng
Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
shān mén
monastery main gate (Buddhism)
monastery
Wū shān
Wushan county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
wū shān
Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges
Fú shān
Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
Guān shān
Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
guān shān
fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall)
one's home town
Jiù jīn shān
San Francisco, California
bàn bì jiāng shān
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
vast swathe of territory
Sōng shān
Songshan or Sungshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Matsuyama, city in Japan
Hè shān
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
Shí zuǐ shān
Shizuishan prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
shān mài
mountain range
CL:條|条[tiao2]
Fú shān
Fushan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
Héng shān
Mt Heng in Hunan, southern of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Héng yáng], Hunan
shān qū
mountain area
CL:個|个[ge4]
Fǔ shān
Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
dēng shān
to climb a mountain
climbing
mountaineering
Xīn shān
Johor Bahru (city in Malaysia)
Wǔ shān
Wushan county in Tianshui 天水[Tian1 shui3], Gansu
Shuāng yā shān
Shuangyashan prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
Cháng bái shān
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
pá shān
to climb a mountain
to mountaineer
hiking
mountaineering
shān hé
mountains and rivers
the whole country
Hóng shān
Hongshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei
Jīng shān
Jingshan county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[Jing1 men2], Hubei
Wǔ yí shān
Mt Wuyi in Fujian
Wuyishan nature reserve
Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
Wén shān
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
Líng shān
Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi
Rǔ shān
Rushan county level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
Shí jǐng shān
Mt Shijing in 珠海市[Zhu1 hai3 shi4], Guangdong
Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing
Yà lì shān dà
Alexander (name)
Alexandria (town name)
É méi shān
Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤
Emeishan city
dōng shān zài qǐ
lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
Yù shān
Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
Jīn shān
Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai
Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Lóng shān
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]
Jūn shān
Junshan district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan
shān yáng
goat
(gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
shān zhā
hawthorn tree (rose family, genus Crataegus)
rose hip (hawthorn fruit)
shān zhài
fortified hill village
mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)
(fig.) knockoff (goods)
counterfeit
imitation
Dōng shān
Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
Tungshan township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Xiàng shān
Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi
Xiangshan county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang
Jiāng shān
Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
Táng shān
Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei
Láo shān
Laoshan district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
jiāng shān
rivers and mountains
landscape
country
shān shuǐ
water from a mountain
mountains and rivers
scenery
landscape
Méi shān
Meishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
xiāng shān
Fragrance Hill (a park in Beijing)
Bǎo shān
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
Píng dǐng shān
Pingdingshan prefecture level city in Henan
Lú shān
Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot
Wǔ zhǐ shān
Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan
Wuzhishan City, Hainan
Liáng shān
Liangshan city and County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
Huà shān
Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
Hēi shān
Montenegro, former Yugoslavia
Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
Xiù shān
Xiushan Tujiazu-Miaozu autonomous county in Sichuan
Shǔ shān
Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[He2 fei2 shi4], Anhui
Tài shān
Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle)
Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Huò shān
Huoshan county in Lu'an 六安[Lu4 an1], Anhui
Tiān shān
Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan
Píng shān
Pingshan county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
Nán shān
Nanshan or Namsan, common place name
Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Huáng shān
Mt Huang
Yellow mountains
Huangshan prefecture level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui
Lè shān
Leshan prefecture level city in Sichuan
Méi shān
Meishan prefecture level city in Sichuan
Mǎ ān shān
Ma'anshan prefecture level city in Anhui
Zhōu shān
Zhoushan prefecture level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands)
formerly Dinghai 定海
shān zhuāng
manor house
villa
(used in hotel names)
Ān shān
Anshan prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
Kūn shān
Kunshan county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu], Jiangsu
Quán shān
Quanshan district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
Fáng shān
Fangshan district of Beijing, formerly Fangshan county
Xiāo shān
Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
Chuán shān
Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 shi4], Sichuan
Dài shān
Daishan county in Zhoushan 舟山[Zhou1 shan1], Zhejiang
Bǎo shān qū
Baoshang district of Shanghai
Baoshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
Héng shān
Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Jī xī], Heilongjiang
pái shān dǎo hǎi
lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
fig. gigantic
of spectacular significance
Nán shān qū
Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Nanshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang
Sūn Zhōng shān
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
Guāng shān
Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
Kūn shān shì
Kunshan county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Sū zhōu], Jiangsu
Xiāo shān qū
Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
Huáng shān shì
Huangshan prefecture level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui
Shí jǐng shān qū
Shijingshan inner district of west Beijing
Fáng shān qū
Fangshan district of Beijing, formerly Fangshan county
kāi mén jiàn shān
lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
Zhào Běn shān
Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian
Jiǔ huá shān
Mt Jiuhua in Anhui, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Kṣitigarbha 地藏
Hóng shān qū
Hongshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei
Píng dǐng shān shì
Pingdingshan prefecture level city in Henan
Fèng shān
Fengshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
Fengshan city in Taiwan
Mǎ ān shān shì
Ma'anshan prefecture level city in Anhui
Zhōng shān qū
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
Lè shān shì
Leshan prefecture level city in Sichuan
Sōng shān qū
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
Wén shān qū
Wenshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Guī shān
Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
Jīn shān qū
Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai
Yàn dàng shān
Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
Yí shān
former Yishan county and town, now called Yizhou 宜州[Yi2 zhou1] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi
qīng shān lǜ shuǐ
lit. green hills and clear waters
pleasant country scene (idiom)
Zhōng shān Líng
Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing
yóu shān wán shuǐ
to go on a scenic tour (idiom)
Yù lóng xuě shān
Mt Yulong or Jade dragon in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan
Bái shān shì
Baishan prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
Wǔ dāng shān
Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei
Shān yáng zuò
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Japanese variant of 魔羯座
hóng shān
Hongshan district of Chifeng city 赤峰市, Inner Mongolia
Dān xiá shān
Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Sháo guān], Guangdong
shān shì
topography of a mountain
features of a mountain
qún shān
mountains
a range of hills
Méng shān
Mengshan county in Wuzhou 梧州[Wu2 zhou1], Guangxi
Shī zi shān
Sierra Leone (Tw)
Shizishan or Lion Mountain
Shizishan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 shi4], Anhui
Xiá shān
Xiashan district of Zhanjiang city 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 shi4], Guangdong
Táng shān dà dì zhèn
the great Tangshan earthquake of 27th July 1976 that killed more than 650,000 people
Pǔ tuó shān
Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音|观音 (Avalokiteśvara)
chuān shān jiǎ
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
scaly ant-eater
Lán shān
Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
yī shān bàng shuǐ
mountains on one side and water on the other
Qí shān
Chishan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
Ān shān shì
Anshan prefecture level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
Shān dōng kē jì dà xué
Shandong University of Science and Technology
Zhōng shān
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
Ā lǐ shān
Alishan, mountain in Taiwan
Yáng shān
Yangshan county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
Mǎ shān
Mashan county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
Táng shān shì
Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei
Bì shān
Bishan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Huā guǒ Shān
Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4], tourist destination
(also the name of mountains in other parts of China)
Ā lǐ shān
Alishan, mountain range in Taiwan
Shān Hǎi Jīng
Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc
Méi shān shì
Meishan prefecture level city in Sichuan
Qīng shān qū
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
Shān dān
Shandan county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhang1 ye4], Gansu
Shān yáng
Shanyang District of Jiaozuo City 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 Shi4], Henan
Shanyang County in Shangluo 商洛[Shang1 luo4], Shaanxi
Zhōu shān shì
Zhoushan prefecture level city in Zhejiang (consisting solely of islands)
formerly Dinghai 定海
shān zhài jī
knockoff cell phone
counterfeit phone
Wēi shān
Weishan County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
Zǐ jīn shān
Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum
Zhōng shān Dà xué
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung)
Sun Yat-sen University (Moscow), founded in 1925 as training ground for Chinese communists
Láo shān qū
Laoshan district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
Fó shān shì
Foshan prefecture level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3]
Luó shān
Luoshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
Zhōng shān shì
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 birthplace
Tiān tái shān
Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗
Tóng shān
Tongshan county in Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], Jiangsu
Shān xī shěng
Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原
Bó shān
Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
bì shǔ shān zhuāng
mountain resort
Qing imperial summer residence at Chengde, a world heritage site
Tiě shān
Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
Qián shān
Qianshan county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui
Jiū shān
Hatoyama, Japanese name and place name
Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister from 2009
Kè shān
Keshan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
hǎi shì shān méng
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
to swear by all the Gods
Dàng shān
Dangshan county in Suzhou 宿州[Su4 zhou1], Anhui
yú gōng yí shān
the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
Dú shān
Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
Cāng shān qū
Cangshan district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
zào shān
mountain building
orogenesis (geology)
Xī shān qū
Xishan district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan
Yīn shān
Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia
wàn shuǐ qiān shān
ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey
a long and difficult road
Lián shān
Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
Lǔ shān
Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Ping2 ding3 shan1], Henan
Fāng shān
Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
Tán xiāng shān
Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
also transliterated as 火奴魯魯|火奴鲁鲁
Cāng shān
Cangshan district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
Dōng shān qū
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
Xiàng shān xiàn
Xiangshan county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1], Zhejiang
Bā bǎo shān
Mt Babao in Haidian district of Beijing
Xī shān qū
Xishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu
Méi lǐ xuě shān
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
zhòng yú Tài shān
heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
Guī shān xiāng
Guishan or Kueishan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
Shǔ shān qū
Shushan district of Hefei city 合肥市[He2 fei2 shi4], Anhui
Bǎo shān shì
Baoshan prefecture level city in Yunnan
shàng shān xià xiāng
to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)
forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals
Shān tíng
Shanting district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 shi4], Shandong
màn shān biàn yě
lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom)
fig. as far as the eye can see
covering everything
omnipresent
Liú Yún shān
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
Huì shān
Huishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu
Shí zuǐ shān shì
Shizuishan prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
Yuán shān
Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
huǒ shān huó dòng
volcanic activity
volcanism
Huì shān qū
Huishan district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu
shān zhēn hǎi wèi
exotic delicacies
luxury foodstuff from distant locations
Yuán shān
Yuanshan township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
shān zhū yú
Cornus officinalis
sour mountain date
herb associated with longevity
Ā ěr bēi sī shān
Alps, mountain range bordering Switzerland
Léi shān
Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
Yán Xī shān
Yan Xishan (1883-1960), warlord in Shanxi
Yán shān
Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
gé shān
half-sibling relationship
brothers with different mother
step-
Gǔ shān qū
Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
fān shān yuè lǐng
to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey
bēi shān
with back to the mountain (favored location)
Lán shān qū
Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong
Liáng Shān bó yǔ Zhù Yīng tái
Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, pair of lovers in folk legend
Tái shān shì
Taishan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
Shān yīn
Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[Shuo4 zhou1], Shanxi
Hè shān shì
Heshan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
Shuāng yā shān shì
Shuangyashan prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
Ā ěr shān
Arxan county level city, Mongolian Rashaant xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia
yìng shān hóng
Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii)
Péng shān
Pengshan County in Meishan 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
cǎo shān
Grassy Hill (hill in Hong Kong)
shān méng hǎi shì
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
to swear by all the Gods
Qīng shān hú
Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
Lán shān
Lanshan district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 shi4], Shandong
Yīng shān
Yingshan county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei
Gòng shān
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
Gāng shān
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]
Áng shān
Aung san (1915-1947), Burmese general and politician, hero of Myanmar independence movement and father of opposition leader Aung san Su ji 昂山素姬
also written 翁山
pá shān hǔ
Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
Xiǎo tāng shān
Xiaotangshan town in Beijing municipality
Jiāng shān shì
Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
Lái shān qū
Laishan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
Wén shān zhōu
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
Míng shān dà chuān
famous mountains and great rivers
huǒ yàn shān
Mountain of Flames of legend
fig. insurmountable obstacle
Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang
Yíng shān
Yingshan county in Nanchong 南充[Nan2 chong1], Sichuan
Xīng shān
Xingshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang
Xingshan county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
Tōng shān
Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
Wū shān xiàn
Wushan county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Lái shān
Laishan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
Wǔ yí shān shì
Wuyishan county level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
Mì shān
Mishan county level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
Hán shān
Hanshan county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui
Liè shān
Lieshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 shi4], Anhui
Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu
Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Què shān
Queshan county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
Wèi shān
Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
Zhū shān
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
Tài shān qū
Taishan district of Tai'an city 泰安市[Tai4 an1 shi4], Shandong
Duàn bèi shān
Brokeback Mountain, film by Ang Lee
tàng shǒu shān yù
hot potato
problem
trouble
headache
Hè lán shān
Helan mountains in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yín chuān], Ningxia between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
Lí shān
Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor
Zhōng nán shān
Zhongnan mountain, near Xi'an
also known as Taiyi Mountain
Bì shān xiàn
Bishan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
shān zhài huò
fake
imitation or counterfeit product
Qióng shān
Qiongshan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan
Lán shān
Lanshan district of Rizhao city 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 shi4], Shandong
jīn shān sì
Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
Rǔ shān shì
Rushan county level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
Yuè lù shān
Mt Yuelu in Changsha 長沙|长沙, famous for scenery, temples and tombs
zǒu shān
landslide
avalanche
to take a walk in the mountains
Jì shān
Jishan county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
Jiū shān Yóu jì fū
Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010
shān qióng shuǐ jìn
mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
nowhere to go
Tài shān xiāng
Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Shān běn Wǔ shí liù
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
Fú shān qū
Fushan district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
Xiàng bí shān
Elephant trunk hill in Guilin
Qiān shān
Qianshan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
Dú shān zǐ
Dushanzi district (Uighur: Maytagh Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 shi4], Xinjiang
Tóng shān xiàn
Tongshan county in Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], Jiangsu
Qīng shān hú qū
Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
Bó shān qū
Boshan district of Zibo city 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 shi4], Shandong
Lú shān
Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
shān lí chún
sorbitol C6H14O6 (sugar substitute and mild laxative)
Shān nán dì qū
Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha sa khul
shān xiá
gorge
canyon
mountain valley
Huáng shān qū
Huangshan district of Huangshan city 黃山市|黄山市[Huang2 shan1 shi4], Anhui
Qián shān xiàn
Qianshan county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui
Dài shān xiàn
Daishan county in Zhoushan 舟山[Zhou1 shan1], Zhejiang
wěn rú Tài shān
steady as Mt Tai
as safe as houses
Yǔ shān
Yushan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui
dì dòng shān yáo
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
Liù pán shān
Liupan mountains between Ningxia and Gansu
shòu bǐ Nán shān
Live as long as Mt Nan! (idiom, conventional greeting)
We wish you a Happy Birthday and many more of them.
Dōng shān xiāng
Tungshan or Dongshan township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
Liáng shān xiàn
Liangshan county in Ji'ning 濟寧|济宁, Shandong
dà qīng shān
mountain in Heilongjiang province
Píng shān xiàn
Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
Luó fú shān
Mt Luofushan in Zengcheng county, Guangdong
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
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
Guó huì shān
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Fèng shān xiàn
Fengshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
Zhú shān zhèn
Zhushan or Chushan town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
Cháng shān xiàn
Changshan county in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
É méi shān shì
Emeishan county level city in Leshan 樂山|乐山[Le4 shan1], Sichuan
Cāng shān xiàn
Cangshan county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong
Huò shān xiàn
Huoshan county in Lu'an 六安[Lu4 an1], Anhui
Qióng shān qū
Qiongshan district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan
Xiù shān xiàn
Xiushan Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
Líng shān xiàn
Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[Qin1 zhou1], Guangxi
Hé shān
Heshan county level city in Laibin 來賓|来宾[Lai2 bin1], Guangxi
Héng shān xiàn
Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan
Zǐ jīn shān Tiān wén tái
Purple Mountain Observatory
Fú niú shān
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
bī shàng liáng shān
driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels
to drive to revolt
to force sb to desperate action
Yán shān xiàn
Yanshan county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
Táng jiā shān
area in Beichuan county Sichuan
Cháng bái shān tiān chí
Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic lake in Jilin province
Yuán shān xiāng
Yuanshan township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
Lóng shān wén huà
Longshan culture
black pottery culture
É méi shān
Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤
Tiān shān qū
Tianshan district (Uighur: Tiyanshan rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
Áng shān Sù jì
Aung san Suu kyi (1945-), Myanmar opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace laureate
also written 昂山素姬
mǎn shān biàn yě
covering the whole land
over hills and dales
Yù shān xiàn
Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
Gāo shān zú
Gaoshan aborigines (Taiwan), "mountain tribes" (Tw)
Taiwanese aborigines (PRC)
Lóng mén shān
Mt Longmen, the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin, an active geological fault line
Mt Longmen in Shandong
Mt Longmen in Henan
Fó shān dì qū
Foshan prefecture in Guangdong
Dōng shān xiàn
Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
Quán shān qū
Quanshan district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
shān shuǐ shī
shanshui poetry, genre of Classical Chinese poetry
diào hǔ lí shān
to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
to lure an enemy away from his territory
Wén shān Zhuàng zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu
Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南
Áng shān Sù jī
Aung san Suu kyi (1945-), Myanmar opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace laureate
also written 昂山素季
Jīn shān xiāng
Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Hán shān xiàn
Hanshan county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui
shān gāo shuǐ cháng
high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
jìng shān
Cheng San (electoral constituency in Singapore)
Táng shān dì qū
Tangshan county (old name)
Wēi shān xiàn
Weishan county in Ji'ning 濟寧|济宁, Shandong
Táng gǔ lā shān
Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinhai-Tibet plateau
Xiá shān qū
Xiashan district of Zhanjiang city 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 shi4], Guangdong
Yàn shān
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
Ān Lù shān
An Lushan (703-757), famous general and favorite of Tang emperor Xuanzong, eventually precipitated catastrophic An Shi rebellion (755-763)
rì luò xī shān
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
Diào bīng shān
Mt Diaobingshan in Tieling
Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市, Liaoning
Hán shān Shī fàn Xué yuàn
Hanshan Normal University, Shantou, Guangdong
Bā shān yè yǔ
rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural revolution
Jīng shān xiàn
Jingshan county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[Jing1 men2], Hubei
Yáng míng shān
Mt Yangming in Hunan
Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei
Dàng shān xiàn
Dangshan county in Suzhou 宿州[Su4 zhou1], Anhui
míng luò sūn shān
(idiom) to fail in imperial exam
Lóng shān xiàn
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]
Shān tíng qū
Shanting district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市|枣庄市[Zao3 zhuang1 shi4], Shandong
Lǔ shān xiàn
Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Ping2 ding3 shan1], Henan
Bǎo shān xiāng
Baoshan or Paoshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Hóng shān qū
Hongshan district of Chifeng city 赤峰市, Inner Mongolia
huán xíng shān
crater
ring-shaped mountain
Sháo shān shì
Shaoshan county level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan
Dōng shān xiāng
Tungshan township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Jì shān xiàn
Jishan county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi
Xīng shān xiàn
Xingshan county in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
gé háng rú gé shān
different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book
Yuán bǎo shān
Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia
Zhú shān xiàn
Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰[Shi2 yan4], Hubei
Yīng shān xiàn
Yingshan county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei
Xī sài shān
Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
Shān yáng xiàn
Shanyang county in Shāngluò 商洛[Shāng lùo], Shǎnxī
Méi shān xiāng
Meishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
Xiāng shān
Xiangshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 shi4], Anhui
Guāng shān xiàn
Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
bàn shān qū
mid-levels (in Hong Kong)
Xū mí shān
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
huāng shān yě lǐng
wild, mountainous country
Lú shān qū
Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
Mì shān shì
Mishan county level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
Wàn shòu shān
Longevity hill in Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[yi2 he2 yuan2], Beijing
Hè shān qū
Heshan district of Yiyang city 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 shi4], Hunan
Yà lì shān dà dà dì
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)
Bā gōng shān
Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui
Qí shān xiàn
Qishan county in Bǎojī 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎo jī], Shǎnxī
Lán shān qū
Lanshan district of Rizhao city 日照市[Ri4 zhao4 shi4], Shandong
qiāo shān zhèn hǔ
a deliberate show of strength as a warning
Yáng shān gǎng
Yangshan terminal, port of Shanghai
Luó shān xiàn
Luoshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
Hán shān qū
Hanshan district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei
Héng duàn shān mài
Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet
zào shān yùn dòng
mountain building (geology)
orogenesis
Jǐng shān Gōng yuán
Jingshan Park (park in Beijing)
Máng shān
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
Jǐng gāng shān shì
Jinggangshan county level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
Héng shān xiàn
Hengshan county in Yúlín 榆林[Yú lín], Shǎnxī
Mǎ shān xiàn
Mashan county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
kǎn dà shān
to chatter idly
to gossip
to boast or brag
Pí shān
Guma Nahiyisi
Pishan county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
Xiàng shān qū
Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi
Ā lǐ shān xiāng
Alishan township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], within the Alishan Range, south-central Taiwan
Fāng shān
Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Shān kǒu xiàn
Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
shān nài
Thai ginger
lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga)
cyanide (loanword)
same as 氰化
Bù zhōu Shān
Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend
Qiān shān qū
Qianshan district of Anshan city 鞍山市[An1 shan1 shi4], Liaoning
Wǔ shān xiàn
Wushan county in Tianshui 天水[Tian1 shui3], Gansu
Yáng shān xiàn
Yangshan county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
Yàn shān
Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi
Shān lí xiàn
Yamanashi prefecture, Japan
Jīng shān
Thorny mountain (several)
Mt Jingshan in Hubei
Jiā shān
Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefecture 滁州[Chu2 zhou1]
provincial level scenic area in Hunan
Qí shān zhèn
Chishan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
Hēi shān xiàn
Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
Guān shān zhèn
Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
Léi shān xiàn
Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
Què shān xiàn
Queshan county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù
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
Ān dì sī shān mài
Andes mountain chain of South America
Péng shān xiàn
Pengshan county in Meishan 眉山[Méi shān shì], Sichuan
Míng shān qū
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
Wēng shān
Aung san (1915-1947), Burmese general and politician, hero of Myanmar independence movement and father of opposition leader Aung san Su ji 昂山素姬
also written 昂山
Fǔ shān shì
Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
Huā shān qū
Huashan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui
Lián shān qū
Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
Jīn gāng shān
Kumgangsan 금강산 Tourist Region in east North Korea
Shān chéng qū
Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan
Shān hǎi guān qū
Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei
Wén shān xiàn
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
Lán shān xiàn
Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yong3 zhou1], Hunan
Tōng shān xiàn
Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
Yǔ shān qū
Yushan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 shi4], Anhui
Zhōng shān Chéng bīn
NAKAYAMA Nariaki (1943-), right-wing Japanese cabinet minister and prominent denier of Japanese war crimes
Shān xíng xiàn
Yamagata prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
wàn lǐ jiāng shān
lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains
a vast territory (idiom)
shān ruì
wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
Qiān shān xiàn
Qianshan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
Sān shān qū
Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui
Jiǔ gōng shān
Jiugongshan nature reserve in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture 咸宁, Hubei
Bā bǎo shān gé mìng gōng mù
Mt Babao revolutionary cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing
Ā ěr tài shān
Altai mountain range in Xinjiang and Siberia
Yíng shān xiàn
Yingshan county in Nanchong 南充[Nan2 chong1], Sichuan
Shān dān xiàn
Shandan county in Zhangye 張掖|张掖[Zhang1 ye4], Gansu
Píng shān qū
Pingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
Zhōng shān qū
Zhongshan district of Liupanshui city 六盤水市|六盘水市[Liu4 pan2 shui3 shi4], Guizhou
Chuán shān qū
Chuanshan district of Suining city 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 shi4], Sichuan
jiāng shān yì gǎi běn xìng nán yí
rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
The rivers and mountains may change, but not one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
Jūn shān qū
Junshan district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan
Xiāng shān qū
Hsiangshan district of Hsinchu City 新竹市[Xin1 zhu2 shi4], Taiwan
qióng shān è shuǐ
lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)
fig. inhospitable natural environment
Pán shān xiàn
Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning
Míng shān xiàn
Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
pá shān shè shuǐ
to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey
Píng shān xiàn
Pingshan county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
Fú shān xiàn
Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
Yuán bǎo shān qū
Yuanbaoshan district, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia
Luò jī shān
Rocky mountains in west US and Canada
Fāng shān xiàn
Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
Jiǔ yí shān
Jiuyi mountain range in Hunan on the border with Guangdong
kāi shān zǔ shī
founding master of a monastery
founder
originator
Cūn shān fù shì
Tomiichi Murayama (former prime minister of Japan)
Kè shān xiàn
Keshan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
Shān yīn xiàn
Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[Shuo4 zhou1], Shanxi
Bèng shān qū
Bengshan district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 shi4], Anhui
Diào bīng shān shì
Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市, Liaoning
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
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)
Sāi ěr wéi yà hé Hēi shān
Serbia and Montenegro (after break-up of Yugoslavia in 1992)
bù shí Tài shān
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
Hā bā xuě shān
Mt Haba (Nakhi: golden flower), in Lijiang 麗江|丽江, northwest Yunnan
Dú shān xiàn
Dushan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
Bāo chán shān
Mt Baochan in Anhui
formerly known as Mt Hua 華山|华山
Sì dà Fó jiào Míng shān
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
Ā ěr shān shì
Arxan county level city, Mongolian Rashaant xot, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia
jiǔ yuè jiǔ rì yì Shān dōng xiōng dì
Remembering my brothers in faraway Shandong on the double ninth festival (poem by Tang Wang Wei's 王維|王维)
Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ
mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
Hé gē shān xiàn
Wakayama prefecture in central Japan
Tài shān Běi dǒu
as weighty as Mt Tai, as brilliant as the Big Dipper (idiom); a giant among men
Yàn shān qū
Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 shi4], Guangxi
Shān yáng qū
Shangyang district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 shi4], Henan
Yàn shān xiàn
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
Xiāng shān qū
Xiangshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 shi4], Anhui
Mài jī shān shí kū
Mt Maiji caves at Tianshui 天水, Gansu
Zhù Zhī shān
Zhu Zhishan (1460-1526), Ming calligrapher and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
Méng shān xiàn
Mengshan county in Wuzhou 梧州[Wu2 zhou1], Guangxi
Zhōng shān xiàn
Zhongshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
Xiù shān Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Xiushan Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
Hè shān
Heshan district of Yiyang city 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 shi4], Hunan
Lì shān qū
Lishan district of Anshan city 鞍山市[An1 shan1 shi4], Liaoning
wén shān huì hǎi
a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
Má shān
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
Shān shàng xiāng
Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
Lú shān xiàn
Lushan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
Táo shān qū
Taoshan district of Qitaihe city 七台河[Qi1 tai2 he2], Heilongjiang
zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo
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
Lóng shān qū
Longshan district of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin
Xī sài shān qū
Xisaishan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
Liè shān qū
Lieshan district of Huaibei city 淮北市[Huai2 bei3 shi4], Anhui
Tiě shān gǎng qū
Tieshangang district of Beihai city 北海市[Bei3 hai3 shi4], Guangxi
Zhū shān qū
Zhushan district of Jingdezhen city 景德鎮市|景德镇市, Jiangxi
Bái tóu shān
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
Jīn shān zhūn
Jinshanzhun district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
Tóng guān shān qū
Tongguanshan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 shi4], Anhui
Hé shān shì
Heshan county level city in Laibin 來賓|来宾[Lai2 bin1], Guangxi
Shān kǒu yáng
Singkawang city (Kalimantan, Indonesia)
Shī zi shān qū
Shizishan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 shi4], Anhui
Jiān shān qū
Jianshan district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
Qín lǐng shān mài
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
shān qiāng
Reeves's Muntjac
Muntiacus reevesi (zoology)
Fāng shān xiāng
Fangshan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Tiě shān qū
Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei
Gòng shān xiàn
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
Wàn shān tè qū
Wanshan special county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ
The mountain dweller lives from the mountain, the shore dweller lives from the sea. (idiom)
to make the best use of local resources
fig. to exploit one's position to advance oneself
to find one's niche
to live off the land
Bā gōng shān qū
Bagongshan district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui
Qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shān
Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
Wēi shān xiàn
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
Fǔ shān guǎng yù shì
Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
Gāng dǐ sī shān
Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe
Pǎo mǎ shān
Paoma Mountain, or Lhamotse Mountain, in Kangding康定, Sichuan四川
Pí shān xiàn
Guma Nahiyisi
Pishan county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
Hán shān
Hanshan district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 shi4], Hebei
Tóng bǎi shān
Tongbai mountain range, the watershed between Huai 淮河 and Han 漢江|汉江 rivers
shān āo
mountain cave, hole, recess etc
zhí fǎ rú shān
to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
Niǎn zi shān
Nianzishan district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
Dié shān qū
Dieshan district of Wuzhou city 梧州市[Wu2 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
fén shān
hill cemetery
graveyard
grave
grave mound
low wall at the back of a traditional tomb
É shān xiàn
Eshan Yizu autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan
Lǎo shān Zì xíng chē guǎn
Laoshan Velodrome, a Beijing 2008 Olympics venue
Héng shān qū
Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Jī xī], Heilongjiang
Gāng shān xiàn
Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
Xǔ Dì shān
Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist
shān dòu
leading light (of a generation etc)
(honorific appellation)
Hè shān qū
Heshan district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan
Xióng ěr shān
Mt Xiong'er national geological park in 棗莊|枣庄[Zao3 zhuang1], south Shandong
Bái mǎ xuě shān
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
Dú shān zǐ qū
Dushanzi district (Uighur: Maytagh Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市[Ke4 la1 ma3 yi1 shi4], Xinjiang
ān rú Tài Shān
as secure as Mount Taishan
as solid as a rock
Kā lā kūn lún shān
Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang
Bǎo shān dì qū
Baoshan prefecture in Yunnan
pèng zhuàng zào shān
collisional orogeny
mountain building as a result of continents colliding
Táng gǔ lā shān mài
Dangla or Tanggula mountain range on the Qinhai-Tibet plateau
Má shān qū
Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
Niǎn zi shān qū
Nianzishan district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
luò jī shān
Rocky Mountains
also written 洛磯山|洛矶山
Lián shān Zhuàng zú Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
Lián shān xiàn
Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
Kù kè shān
Mt Cook on New Zealand South Island, national park and highest peak
Tóng guān shān
Tongguanshan district of Tongling city 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2 ling2 shi4], Anhui
Jīn shān zhūn qū
Jinshanzhun district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
Wǔ dà míng shān
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan
Wū lā ěr shān
the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia
huǒ shān gōng yuán
Volcanoes national park, Hawaii
Dà tún huǒ shān
Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei
xiān shān qióng gé
jeweled palace in the fairy mountain
Bèng shān
Bengshan district of Bengbu city 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 shi4], Anhui
qí lián shān mài
the QiLian or Richthofen range dividing QingHai and Gansu provinces
huán xiù shān zhuāng
Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty in Suzhou, Jiangsu
zòng hǔ guī shān
lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain; fig. to store up future calamities
shān luán chóng dié
overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)
Lè shān dì qū
Leshan prefecture in Sichuan
Gòng shān Dú lóng zú Nù zú zì zhì xiàn
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
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
Yí shān zhèn
former Yizhan town, now called Yizhou county level city 宜州市[Yi2 zhou1 shi4] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi
zhōng shān fú
Chinese tunic suit
Mao jacket
CL:件[jian4]
Xīng shān qū
Xingshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang
É shān yí zú zì zhì xiàn
Eshan Yizu autonomous county in Yuxi 玉溪[Yu4 xi1], Yunnan
Wēi shān Yí zú Huí zú zì zhì xiàn
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
shān āi
cyanide (loanword)
same as 氰化
shān jiāo yú
Hynobius formosanus
Taiwan salamander
Āi tè nà huǒ shān
Mt Etna, volcano in Italy
Kā lā kūn lún shān mài
Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang
gǎn lǎn shān
Mount of Olives (in the Christian passion story)
xuě shān shī zi
Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism
Ā ěr tài shān mài
Altai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia
Jī shí shān Bǎo ān zú Dōng xiāng zú Sā lā zú zì zhì xiàn
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 Húi zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu
cháo shān jìn xiāng
to go on a pilgrimage and offer incense (idiom)
Qióng lái shān mài
Qionglai mountains on the boundary of the Sichuan basin 四川盆地
Shān hé zhèn
Shanhe town in Zhengning county 正寧縣|正宁县[Zheng4 ning2 xian4], Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu
Qióng lái shān
Mt Qionglai in west Sichuan, the watershed between Minjiang 岷江 and Daduhe 大渡河
shān ruì biē
wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
Gāng dǐ sī shān mài
Gangdisê mountain range in southwest Tibet
Wèi shān shì
Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
Liáng shān shì
Liangshan city in Shandong
Jiā shān sì
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
Wèi shān guǎng yù shì
Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qing4 shang4 nan2 dao4], South Korea
Shí zuǐ shān qū
Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia
xuě shān shī zi qí
Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard
Xīng dū kù shí shān
Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan
Mào tiān shān
Mt Maotian in Chengjiang county 澄江縣|澄江县[Cheng2 jiang1 xian4], Yuxi, east Yunnan
Lā shí mò ěr shān
Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
Wàn shān zhèn
Wanshan township in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
Yǎ lā xuě shān
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Kā lā kā tuō huǒ shān
Krakatoa (volcanic island in Indonesia)
Zhōng shān láng zhuàn
the fable of Mr Dongguo and the ungrateful Wolf by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡
Qiáo bā shān
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)
Kē dí lè lā shān xì
Cordillera, series of mountain ranges stretching from Patagonia in South America through to Alaska and Aleutian islands
Dà xīng ān lǐng shān mài
Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province
Shí jǔ shān
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
Ā sū shān
Aso volcano in Kyūshū 九州, Japan, a continuously active volcano
Wēng shān Sū jī
Aung san Suu kyi (1945-), Myanmar opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace laureate
also written 昂山素姬
Xiāo Yī shān
Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
Nǎi duī lā shān kǒu
Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)
Luó xiāo shān
the Luoxiao mountains between Jiangxi and Hunan
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí
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 (common saying); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.
Let's worry about it when it happens.
It will be all right on the night.
Yǎ lā shén shān
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
huǒ hǎi dāo shān
see 刀山火海[dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3]
shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn
lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift
to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)
Héng shān xiāng
Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Xún shān yǐn xiū huì
Priory of Zion (fictional masonic order)
Ā kōng jiā guā shān
Cerro Aconcagua, mountain in the Americas
Yuán shān shì
Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
zhě zhòu shān mài
fold mountain range (geology)
shān gāo hǎi shēn
high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty
Huán Tài píng yáng huǒ shān dài
Pacific rim volcanic belt
Ring of fire
kǎn dà shān
to chat (1980s Beijing slang)
to chew the fat
shān zhēn hǎi cuò
rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies
Jiā shān xiàn
Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefecture 滁州[Chu2 zhou1]
Gāng shān zhèn
Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
Yí shān xiàn
former Yishan county, now called Yizhou 宜州[Yi2 zhou1] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi
bēi shān lín shuǐ
with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location)
Hè lán shān mài
Helan mountains in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yín chuān], Ningxia between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
zhě zhòu shān xì
fold mountain system (geology)
Xuě shān tài zǐ
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]
Yī tōng huǒ shān qún
Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin
shān yú cài
variant of 山萮菜[shan1 yu2 cai4]
Bái shān pài
Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia
Tài shān hóng máo
as weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)
Wǔ shān jī
see 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1]
black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí
rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
Cháng shān shān mài
Truong Son Ra, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos and Kampuchea
Nán shān kuàng qū
Nanshan mining district, old name of Dabancheng district 達坂城區|达坂城区[Da2 ban3 cheng2 qu1] of Urumqi city, Xinjiang
Shí jǔ shān shì
variant of Shizuishan 石嘴山市[Shi2 zui3 shan1 shi4], prefecture level city in Ningxia on the border with Inner Mongolia
Ā sū huǒ shān
Aso volcano in Kyūshū 九州, Japan, a continuously active volcano
dào shān xué hǎi
mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas
ars longa, vita brevis
Kāi bó ěr shān kǒu
Khyber pass (between Pakistand and Afghanistan)
Ōu zhōu shān yáng
European poplar (Populus tremula)
Láng yé shān
Mt Langya in eastern Shandong
Zhū guǎng shān
Mt Zhugang between Jiangxi and Hunan
Jiǔ gōng shān zhèn
Jiugongshan town in Tongshan county, Xianning prefecture 咸宁, Hubei
bān chì shān chún
(bird species of China) Daurian partridge (Perdix dauurica)
Jiā shān guó jiā sēn lín gōng yuán
Jiashansi National Forest Park in Shimen 石门, Changde 常德, Hunan
cán shān
silkworm nest (bundle of straw etc provided for silkworm to spin their cocoons)
Zā gé luó sī shān mài
Zagros mountains of southwest Iran
Wàn yáng shān
Mt Wanyang between Jiangxi and Hunan
chē dào shān qián zì yǒu lù
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
hào lìng rú shān
lit. order like a mountain
a military order is inviolable
strict discipline
Shān Shān bīn
Tsugiyama Akira, secretary at the Japanese legation killed during the Boxer uprising
Lóng mén shān duàn céng
Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
shān tuí mù huài
lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined
a great sage has died (idiom)
Bù dá lā shān
Mt Potala in Lhasa, with Potala Palace 布達拉宮|布达拉宫
Yǎ lā Xiāng bō xuě shān
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
huǒ shān bào fā zhǐ shù
volcanic explosivity index (VEI)
Xī huò tè shān mài
Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island
guó jiā huǒ shān gōng yuán
Volcanoes national park, Hawaii
méng shān shì hǎi
to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
to swear by all the Gods
hóng máo Tài shān
light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
Tú shān
Mt Tu in Zhejiang
also written 涂山
Ān nán shān mài
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
Héng duàn shān mài
Hengduan mountains dividing Sichuan from Tibet
Yà lì shān dà · Dù bù qiē kè
Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)
cháo bài shèng shān
a pilgrimage to a holy mountain
Shān xī shòu
Shansitherium fuguensis (early giraffe)
dà qìng shān
mountain in Heilongjiang province
Bó gé dá shān mài
Bogda Mountain range in Tianshan mountains
Kǎn tǎ bù lián shān mài
Cantabrian mountain range in north Spain dividing Asturias from Castilla-Leon
zhàn shān háng hǎi
to have a long and hard journey (idiom)
Bó gù shān mài
Pegu Yoma (mountain range) of south central Myanmar (Burma), separating Irrawaddy and Sittang basins
shān nài jiǎ
potassium cyanide KCN
same as 氰化鉀|氰化钾
bā shān yuè lǐng
to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
good at climbing mountains
Yǎ lā Xiāng bō shén shān
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
yí shān zhì
the will to move mountains
fig. high ambitions
Ruò kāi shān mài
Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
qīng shān zhōu
Vermont (green mountain state)
Ā lā gān shān mài
Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
Tuō luó sī shān
Taurus mountains of south Turkey
Guā dá lā mǎ shān
Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)
Máng shān xíng
a form of Yuefu 樂府|乐府 mourning song or elegy
lit. to visit a tomb on Mt Mang
Wàng bō rì shān
Mt Wangbur, Dagzê county 達孜縣|达孜县[Da2 zi1 xian4], Lhasa, Tibet
xiǎo shān bāo bao
a landscape dotted with low hills and hillocks (idiom)
Shí jǔ shān qū
variant of 石嘴山區|石嘴山区[Shi2 zui3 shan1 qu1]
Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia
Láng fèng shān
Langfeng Mountain
same as Langyuan 閬苑|阆苑[Lang4 yuan4] paradise, home of the immortals in verse and legends
Xī huò tè · Ā lín shān mài
Sichote-Alin mountain range in Russian far east opposite Sakhalin Island
shēn shān yě ào
deep in the mountains and fields (idiom)
Bái shān zōng
Sufi sect of Islam in central Asia
chì rè huǒ shān yún
nuée ardente
hot cloud of volcanic ash
Gè lā dān dōng shān
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]
áo bèi fù shān
debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back
Dà shān gǔ zhōu lì dà xué
Grand Valley State University (Michigan), USA
gé chū shān mén
to excommunicate (from a Buddhist monastery)
Luó mó nuò suǒ fū shān jǐ
Lomonosov ridge (in the Artic Ocean)
zhě zhòu shān xì huǒ dì dǎo
Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia
hēi é shān zào méi
(bird species of China) snowy-cheeked laughingthrush (Garrulax sukatschewi)
bù shì Lú shān zhēn miàn mù
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain
fig. can't see the forest for the trees
bù shí Tài Shān
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
Zhōng shān Gōng yuán
Zhongshan Park, the name of numerous parks in China, honoring Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1]
Zhōng shān Láng Zhuàn
the fable of Mr Dongguo and the ungrateful Wolf by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡[Ma3 Zhong1 xi1]
Wán shān
Maruyama (Japanese surname and place name)
Dān xiá Shān
Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
Wǔ dà Míng shān
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
Wǔ tái Shān
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]
Yà lì shān dà · Dù bù qiē kè
Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)
Yà lì shān dà Dà dì
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)
Yà lì shān dà yīng wǔ
(bird species of China) Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
Bā bǎo Shān Gé mìng Gōng mù
Mt Babao Revolutionary Cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing
Liù pán Shān
Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
běi cháng wěi shān què
(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
bàn bì hé shān
see 半壁江山[ban4 bi4 jiang1 shan1]
Bó shì Shān
Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia with a large Chinese community
míng luò Sūn Shān
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)
Táng shān Dà dì zhèn
Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)
Kā lǎ kūn lún Shān
Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang
Kā lǎ kūn lún Shān mài
Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang
Kā ěr bā qiān Shān mài
Carpathian Mountains, 1500-km mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe
xǐ shān bái méi zhū què
(bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)
xǐ shān hóng méi zhū què
(bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)
Xǐ Shān kuáng
(bird species of China) Himalayan buzzard (Buteo burmanicus)
xǐ shān diǎn chì zhū què
(bird species of China) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)
Sì chuān shān zhè gū
(bird species of China) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)
Guó jiā Huǒ shān Gōng yuán
Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
duī jī rú shān
to pile up like a mountain (idiom)
a mountain of (paperwork etc)
a large number of sth
yā lì shān dà
(jocularly) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[Ya4 li4 shan1 da4])
shòu bǐ Nán Shān
Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
Long may you live!
Xià wēi yí Huǒ shān Guó jiā Gōng yuán
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
dà shān què
(bird species of China) great tit (Parus major)
Tiān tāi Shān
Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[Tian1 tai2 zong1]
Jiā shān Guó jiā Sēn lín Gōng yuán
Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門|石门[Shi2 men2], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
Gū Shān
Solitary Hill, located in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
Sūn Shān
Sun Shan, Song Dynasty joker and talented scholar
xiǎo huī shān jiāo niǎo
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis)
Shān xià
Yamashita (Japanese surname)
shān bù zhuàn shuǐ zhuàn
it's a small world
only mountains never meet
shān bù zhuàn lù zhuàn
see 山不轉水轉|山不转水转[shan1 bu4 zhuan4 shui3 zhuan4]
shān dān
coral lily (Lilium pumilum)
shān zào méi
(bird species of China) plain laughingthrush (Garrulax davidi)
shān bān jiū
(bird species of China) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
shān míng shuǐ xiù
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
fig. enchanting scenery
Shān dōng Shěng
Shandong Province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯|鲁[Lu3], capital Ji'nan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2]
Shān dōng Kē jì Dà xué
Shandong University of Science and Technology
shān zhā
variant of 山楂[shan1 zha1]
Shān lí xiàn
Yamanashi prefecture, Japan
shān lí suān jiǎ
potassium sorbate, E202 (a food preservative)
Shān hǎi Jīng
Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc
shān qīng shuǐ xiù
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
fig. enchanting scenery
Shān tián
Yamada (Japanese surname)
shān huáng jiū
(bird species of China) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)
shān yú cài
wasabi (Eutrema wasabi Maxim), a kind of fern used in Japanese cooking
shān lán xiān wēng
(bird species of China) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)
shān yao dàn
(dialect) potato
rube
yokel
Shān gǔ Shì
the Valley, capital of Anguilla
Shān yáng Xiàn
Shanyang County in Shangluo 商洛[Shang1 luo4], Shaanxi
shān jī
Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
(dialect) pheasant
shān méi
(bird species of China) Chinese hill warbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis)
shān jí líng
(bird species of China) forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)
shān liù
(bird species of China) upland pipit (Anthus sylvanus)
shān jiāo yīng
(bird species of China) striated prinia (Prinia criniger)
shān má què
(bird species of China) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)
Qí shān Xiàn
Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi
Yuè lù Shān
Mt Yuelu in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], famous for scenery, temples and tombs
Mì Shān
Mi Shan, mountain in Shaanxi province
also written 密山
É méi Shān
Mt Emei in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Samantabhadra 普賢|普贤[Pu3 xian2]
Emeishan city
chóng shān jùn lǐng
towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
Kūn shān
Kunshan county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
Kūn shān shì
Kunshan county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[Su1 zhou1], Jiangsu
Sōng Shān
Mt Song in Henan, central of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
Chuān hè tóu shān què
(bird species of China) Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus)
Wū Shān
Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges
Péng shān Xiàn
Pengshan County in Meishan 眉山市[Mei2 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
Wēi shān Xiàn
Weishan County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
Héng Shān
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
Héng shān Qū
Hengshan District of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang
Lā shí mò ěr Shān
Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
lā shān tóu
to start a clique
to form a faction
zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān
to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
to set the world to rights
to pass judgment on everything
tiāo shān gōng
laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles
Jiào táng Shān
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Wén shān xiàn
Taipei Metro Wenshan Line (known as the Muzha Line 木柵線|木栅线[Mu4 zha4 xian4] prior to October 8, 2009)
Fāng Wén shān
Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist
Áng Shān
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]
Áng Shān Sù Jī
see 昂山素季[Ang2 Shan1 Su4 Ji4]
Áng Shān Sù Jì
Aung San Suu Kyi (1945-), Myanmar opposition leader and 1991 Nobel Peace laureate
also written 昂山素姬
Zhì yì Shān
Jirisan or Mount Chiri, mountain in the south of South Korea
yǒu yǎn bù shí Tài Shān
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
Shān shān
Sugiyama (Japanese surname)
Cūn shān Fù shì
Tomiichi Murayama (1924-), former prime minister of Japan
Liáng Shān bó yǔ Zhù Yīng tái
The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
Liáng shān Xiàn
Liangshan County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
zōng zhěn shān què
(bird species of China) rufous-naped tit (Periparus rufonuchalis)
zōng méi shān yán liù
(bird species of China) Siberian accentor (Prunella montanella)
zōng é cháng wěi shān què
(bird species of China) rufous-fronted bushtit (Aegithalos iouschistos)
Héng shān Xiàn
Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
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?
zhǎo zé shān què
(bird species of China) marsh tit (Poecile palustris)
Tài Shān
Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
Yáng shān Shēn shuǐ gǎng
Yangshan Deep-Water Port (near Shanghai)
Yáng shān Gǎng
see 洋山深水港[Yang2 shan1 Shen1 shui3 gang3]
Luò jī Shān
Rocky Mountains
also written 洛磯山|洛矶山
Hǎi nán shān zhè gū
(bird species of China) Hainan partridge (Arborophila ardens)
Huái shān
Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita), also known as nagaimo
Hàn ná Shān
Hallasan Mountain or Mount Halla, highest mountain in South Korea
Diàn shān Hú
Dianshan Lake between Shanghai Municipality and Jiangsu Province
Huǒ shān Huī tǔ
Andosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
huī hóu shān jiāo niǎo
(bird species of China) grey-chinned minivet (Pericrocotus solaris)
huī shān jiāo niǎo
(bird species of China) ashy minivet (Pericrocotus divaricatus)
huī shān chún
(bird species of China) grey partridge (Perdix perdix)
huī lán shān què
(bird species of China) azure tit (Cyanistes cyanus)
méi shān què
(bird species of China) coal tit (Periparus ater)
Yù Shān
Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m)
Yù Shān zào méi
(bird species of China) white-whiskered laughingthrush (Trochalopteron morrisonianum)
Yù Shān què méi
(bird species of China) Taiwan fulvetta (Fulvetta formosana)
Wáng Qí shān
Wang Qishan (1948-), PRC politician