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終南山 终南山 see styles |
zhōng nán shān zhong1 nan2 shan1 chung nan shan Shūnan san |
Zhongnan Mountains, near Xi'an; also known as the Taiyi Mountains Zhongnan Shan, a mountain in Shanxi; a posthumous name for Du Shun 杜順, founder of the Huayan or Avataṃsaka School in China. |
羅霄山 罗霄山 see styles |
luó xiāo shān luo2 xiao1 shan1 lo hsiao shan |
Luoxiao Mountains, mountain range straddling the border between Jiangxi and Hunan |
花果山 see styles |
huā guǒ shān hua1 guo3 shan1 hua kuo shan |
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) |
落基山 see styles |
luò jī shān luo4 ji1 shan1 lo chi shan |
Rocky Mountains in West US and Canada |
薩彥嶺 萨彦岭 see styles |
sà yàn lǐng sa4 yan4 ling3 sa yen ling |
Sayan Mountains, on the border of Russia and Mongolia |
象頭山 象头山 see styles |
xiàng tóu shān xiang4 tou2 shan1 hsiang t`ou shan hsiang tou shan zouzusan / zozusan ぞうずさん |
(personal name) Zouzusan Gayāśiras, tr. as elephant-head mountain, name of two mountains, one near Gayā, the other said to be near the river Nairañjanā, 150 li away. |
賀蘭山 贺兰山 see styles |
hè lán shān he4 lan2 shan1 ho lan shan |
Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia |
輪圍山 轮围山 see styles |
lún wéi shān lun2 wei2 shan1 lun wei shan rin'i sen |
Cakravāla, the double concentric circles of mountains forming the periphery of a world. |
連なり see styles |
tsuranari つらなり |
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains) |
遭難死 see styles |
sounanshi / sonanshi そうなんし |
(noun/participle) accidental death (esp. while climbing mountains or being shipwrecked) |
邛崍山 邛崃山 see styles |
qióng lái shān qiong2 lai2 shan1 ch`iung lai shan chiung lai shan |
Qionglai Mountains in western Sichuan between the Min 岷江[Min2 Jiang1] and Dadu 大渡河[Da4 du4 He2] rivers |
野遊山 see styles |
noyusan のゆさん |
outing to the fields and mountains |
金剛山 金刚山 see styles |
jīn gāng shān jin1 gang1 shan1 chin kang shan kongouyama / kongoyama こんごうやま |
Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea (personal name) Kongouyama (or 金剛圍山 or金剛輪山) The concentric iron mountains about the world; also Sumeru; also the name of a fabulous mountain. Cf. 金山. |
金山王 see styles |
jīn shān wáng jin1 shan1 wang2 chin shan wang konsan ō |
Buddha, especially Amitābha. The 七金山 are the seven concentric ranges around Sumeru, v. 須; viz. Yugaṃdhara, Īśādhara, Khadiraka, Sudarśana, Aśvakarṇa, Vinataka, Nemiṃdhara, v. respectively 踰, 伊, 竭, 蘇, 頞, 毘, and 尼. |
金峯山 see styles |
jīn fēng shān jin1 feng1 shan1 chin feng shan kongouzan / kongozan こんごうざん |
(personal name) Kongouzan Gold Peak Mountains |
鐵圍山 铁围山 see styles |
tiě wéi shān tie3 wei2 shan1 t`ieh wei shan tieh wei shan tetsui no yama |
Cakravāla, Cakravāda. The iron enclosing mountains supposed to encircle the earth, forming the periphery of a world. Mount Meru is the centre and between it and the Iron mountains are the seven 金山 metal-mountains and the eight seas. |
長白山 长白山 see styles |
cháng bái shān chang2 bai2 shan1 ch`ang pai shan chang pai shan chouhakusan / chohakusan ちょうはくさん |
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 (place-name) Changbai Mountain (China, Korea); Baekdu Mountain; Mount Paektu |
阿耨達 阿耨达 see styles |
ān òu dá an1 ou4 da2 an ou ta Anokudatsu |
阿那婆答多 (or 阿那波達多) Anavatapta, a lake in Jambudvīpa, north of the Himālayas, south of 香山 Gandha-mādana, descrbed as about 800 li in circumference, bordered by gold, silver, precious stones, etc. It is said to be the source of the four great rivers: east, the Ganges out of a silver ox mouth; south, the Indus out of that of an elephant; west, the Oxus; and north, the Śītā, said to be the Yellow River. Eitel has the Brahmaputra, Ganges, Śatadru (or Sutlej), and the Oxus; but there is confusion in the records. The Dragon-king of this lake became a Bodhisattva and is exempt from the distresses of the other seven dragon-kings. The阿耨達山 are the mountains north of the lake. |
隠れ里 see styles |
kakurezato かくれざと |
(1) hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; (2) legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La |
雀兒山 雀儿山 see styles |
què ér shān que4 er2 shan1 ch`üeh erh shan chüeh erh shan |
Chola Mountains in Sichuan |
雁蕩山 雁荡山 see styles |
yàn dàng shān yan4 dang4 shan1 yen tang shan |
Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang |
麽羅庾 see styles |
luō yǔ luo1 yu3 lo yü |
malaya, a kind of incense from the Malaya mountains in Malabar. |
黃山市 黄山市 see styles |
huáng shān shì huang2 shan1 shi4 huang shan shih |
Huangshan prefecture-level city centered around Huangshan Mountains in south Anhui |
アルタイ see styles |
arutai アルタイ |
(1) Altai (Russia); (2) Altai mountains; (place-name) Altaiskii (Russia); Altaj (Mongolia); Altay |
アルプス see styles |
arupusu アルプス |
(1) the Alps; (2) range of high mountains; (place-name) Alps |
三輪世界 三轮世界 see styles |
sān lún shì jiè san1 lun2 shi4 jie4 san lun shih chieh sanrin sekai |
The three-wheel world, i.e. 風, 水, and 金輪. Every world is founded on a wheel of whirling wind; above this is one of water; above this is one of metal, on which its nine mountains and eight seas are formed. |
九山八海 see styles |
jiǔ shān bā hǎi jiu3 shan1 ba1 hai3 chiu shan pa hai kusan-hakkai |
The nine cakravāla, or concentric mountain ranges or continents, separated by eight seas, of a universe. The central mountain of the nine is Sumeru 須彌 and around it are the ranges Khadiraka 佶提羅, Īṣādhara 伊沙陀羅, Yugaṃdhara 遊乾陀羅, Sudarśaṇa 蘇達梨舍那, Aśvakarṇa 安濕縛竭拏, Nemiṃdhara 尼民陀羅, Vinataka 毘那多迦, Cakravāda 斫迦羅; v. 七金山. The Abhidharma Kośa gives a different order: Sumeru, Yugaṃdhara, Īṣādhara, Khadiraka, Sudarśana, Aśvakarṇa, Vinataka, Nemiṃdhara, with an "iron-wheel" mountain encompassing all; there are also differences in the detail. |
五大名山 see styles |
wǔ dà míng shān wu3 da4 ming2 shan1 wu ta ming shan |
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 |
他山の石 see styles |
tazannoishi たざんのいし |
(idiom) (See 他山の石以て玉を攻むべし) lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems) |
伊沙陁羅 伊沙陁罗 see styles |
yī shā tuó luó yi1 sha1 tuo2 luo2 i sha t`o lo i sha to lo Ishadara |
伊沙駄羅 Iiṣādhara. A chain of mountains, being the second of the seven concentric circles surrounding Sumeru; defined as 持軸 holding the axis, or axle, also as 車軸 the axletree, or 自在持 sovereign control. It is made of the seven precious things, and its sea, 42, 000 yojanas wide, is filled with fragrant flowers. |
佉陀羅山 佉陀罗山 see styles |
qiā tuó luó shān qia1 tuo2 luo2 shan1 ch`ia t`o lo shan chia to lo shan Kadara sen |
Khadira Mountains |
依山傍水 see styles |
yī shān bàng shuǐ yi1 shan1 bang4 shui3 i shan pang shui |
mountains on one side and water on the other |
先照高山 see styles |
xiān zhào gāo shān xian1 zhao4 gao1 shan1 hsien chao kao shan senshō kōzan |
The rising sun first shines on the highest mountains. |
入山學道 入山学道 see styles |
rù shān xué dào ru4 shan1 xue2 dao4 ju shan hsüeh tao nissen gakudō |
to enter the mountains and train in the [religious] path |
八大地獄 八大地狱 see styles |
bā dà dì yù ba1 da4 di4 yu4 pa ta ti yü hachidaijigoku はちだいじごく |
(yoji) {Buddh} The Eight Greater Hells (八大) The eight great naraka, or hot hells: (1) sañjīva 等活 hell of rebirth into (2) kāla-sūtra 黑繩, i.e. the hell of black cords or chains; (3) saṅghāta 衆合, in which all are squeezed into a mass between two mountains falling together; (4) raurava 號呌; hell of crying and wailing; (5) mahāraurava 大號呌 hell of great crying; (6) tapana 炎熱 hell of burning; (7) pratāpana 大熱 hell of fierce heat; (8) avīci 無間 unintermitted rebirth into its sufferings with no respite. v. 地獄 and 八寒地獄. |
八甲田山 see styles |
hakkoudasan / hakkodasan はっこうださん |
(place-name) Hakkōda Mountains |
出羽三山 see styles |
dewasanzan でわさんざん |
(place-name) Three Mountains of Dewa |
刀山火海 see styles |
dāo shān huǒ hǎi dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3 tao shan huo hai |
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames; fig. extreme danger (idiom) |
千山万水 see styles |
senzanbansui; sensanbansui せんざんばんすい; せんさんばんすい |
(yoji) many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel |
南嶺山脈 see styles |
nanreisanmyaku / nanresanmyaku なんれいさんみゃく |
(place-name) Nanling Mountains (China) |
吉祥茅國 吉祥茅国 see styles |
jí xiáng máo guó ji2 xiang2 mao2 guo2 chi hsiang mao kuo Kichijōbō koku |
矩奢揭羅補羅 Kuśāgrapura, 'ancient residence of the kings of Magadha, surrounded by mountains, 14 miles south of Behar. It was deserted under Bimbisara, who built 'New Radjagrīha'6 miles farther to the west. ' Eitel. The distance given is somewhat incorrect, but v. 王舍城. |
名山大川 see styles |
míng shān dà chuān ming2 shan1 da4 chuan1 ming shan ta ch`uan ming shan ta chuan |
famous mountains and great rivers |
唐古拉山 see styles |
táng gǔ lā shān tang2 gu3 la1 shan1 t`ang ku la shan tang ku la shan |
Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau |
四仙避死 see styles |
sì xiān bì sǐ si4 xian1 bi4 si3 ssu hsien pi ssu shisen hishi |
The four wise men who sought escape from death: one in the mountains, another in the ocean, another in the air, and a fourth in the market place— all in vain. |
四大名山 see styles |
sì dà míng shān si4 da4 ming2 shan1 ssu ta ming shan shidai myōsan |
The four famous 'hills' or monasteries in China: 普陀 P'u-t'o, for Guanyin, element water; 五臺 Wu-tai, Wen-shu, wind; 峨眉 O-mei, P'uhsien, fire; and 九華 Chiu-hua, Tizang, earth. |
地動山搖 地动山摇 see styles |
dì dòng shān yáo di4 dong4 shan1 yao2 ti tung shan yao |
the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle |
壽比南山 寿比南山 see styles |
shòu bǐ nán shān shou4 bi3 nan2 shan1 shou pi nan shan |
Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom); Long may you live! |
大和三山 see styles |
yamatosanzan やまとさんざん |
(See 大和・2) Three Mountains of Yamato (Mt. Miminashi, Mt. Kagu, and Mt. Unebi) |
大峯山脈 see styles |
oominesanmyaku おおみねさんみゃく |
(place-name) Ōmine Mountains |
大峰山脈 see styles |
oominesanmyaku おおみねさんみゃく |
(place-name) Ōmine Mountains |
大鐵圍山 大铁围山 see styles |
dà tiě wéi shān da4 tie3 wei2 shan1 ta t`ieh wei shan ta tieh wei shan daitetsuchisen |
(大鐵圍) Mahācakravāla. The great circular 'iron' enclosure; the higher of the double circle of mountains forming the outer periphery of every world, concentric to the seven circles around Sumeru. |
天山北路 see styles |
tenzanhokuro てんざんほくろ |
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains |
天竺五山 see styles |
tiān zhú wǔ shān tian1 zhu2 wu3 shan1 t`ien chu wu shan tien chu wu shan tenjiku (no) gosan |
The five mountains of India on which the Buddha assembled his disciples: Vaibhara, Saptaparnaguha, Indrasailaguha, Sarpiskundika-pragbhara, Grdhrakuta. |
小千世界 see styles |
xiǎo qiān shì jiè xiao3 qian1 shi4 jie4 hsiao ch`ien shih chieh hsiao chien shih chieh shōsen sekai |
(小千) A small chiliocosm, consisting of a thousand worlds each with its Mt. Sumeru, continents, seas, and ring of iron mountains; v. 三千大千世界. |
尼民陀羅 尼民陀罗 see styles |
ní mín tuó luó ni2 min2 tuo2 luo2 ni min t`o lo ni min to lo Nimindara |
Nimindhara, or Nemiṃdhara 尼民達羅 maintaining the circle, i. e. the outermost ring of the seven concentric ranges of a world, the 地持山 the mountains that hold the land. Also the name of a sea fish whose head is supposed to resemble this mountain. |
屍山血海 see styles |
shī shān - xuè hǎi shi1 shan1 - xue4 hai3 shih shan - hsüeh hai |
lit. mountains of corpses and oceans of blood (idiom); fig. a scene of wholesale slaughter |
層巒疊嶂 层峦叠嶂 see styles |
céng luán dié zhàng ceng2 luan2 die2 zhang4 ts`eng luan tieh chang tseng luan tieh chang |
range upon range of mountains (idiom) |
山ごもり see styles |
yamagomori やまごもり |
(noun/participle) (1) secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; (2) retreat; off-site meeting |
山容水態 see styles |
sanyousuitai / sanyosuitai さんようすいたい |
(yoji) scenic beauty of mountains and streams; fresh and clear beauty of nature's splendor |
山岳信仰 see styles |
sangakushinkou / sangakushinko さんがくしんこう |
(See 修験道) religion that worships mountains as sacred (e.g. Shugendō); mountain worship |
山岳重畳 see styles |
sangakuchoujou / sangakuchojo さんがくちょうじょう |
(adj-t,adv-to) mountains rising one above another |
山巒重疊 山峦重叠 see styles |
shān luán chóng dié shan1 luan2 chong2 die2 shan luan ch`ung tieh shan luan chung tieh |
overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom) |
山川万里 see styles |
sansenbanri さんせんばんり |
being far away across mountains and rivers |
山海空市 see styles |
shān hǎi kōng shì shan1 hai3 kong1 shi4 shan hai k`ung shih shan hai kung shih san kai kū shi |
Mountains, seas, the sky, the (busy) market place' cannot conceal one from the eye of 無常 Impermanence, the messenger of death, a phrase summing up a story of four brothers who tried to use their miraculous power to escape death by hiding in the mountains, seas, sky, and market places. The one in the market place was the first to be reported as dead, 法句經 2. |
山青水靈 山青水灵 see styles |
shān qīng shuǐ líng shan1 qing1 shui3 ling2 shan ch`ing shui ling shan ching shui ling |
lit. green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom); fig. lush and lively scenery |
山頹木壞 山颓木坏 see styles |
shān tuí mù huài shan1 tui2 mu4 huai4 shan t`ui mu huai shan tui mu huai |
lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined; a great sage has died (idiom) |
山高水險 山高水险 see styles |
shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn shan1 gao1 shui3 xian3 shan kao shui hsien |
lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift; to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom) |
崇山峻嶺 崇山峻岭 see styles |
chóng shān jun lǐng chong2 shan1 jun4 ling3 ch`ung shan chün ling chung shan chün ling |
towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom) |
巴山蜀水 see styles |
bā shān shǔ shuǐ ba1 shan1 shu3 shui3 pa shan shu shui |
mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom) |
巴山越嶺 巴山越岭 see styles |
bā shān yuè lǐng ba1 shan1 yue4 ling3 pa shan yüeh ling |
to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain; good at climbing mountains |
扎格羅斯 扎格罗斯 see styles |
zā gé luó sī za1 ge2 luo2 si1 tsa ko lo ssu |
Zagros mountains of southwest Iran |
托木爾峰 托木尔峰 see styles |
tuō mù ěr fēng tuo1 mu4 er3 feng1 t`o mu erh feng to mu erh feng |
Victory Peak or Jengish Chokusu (7,439 m), the highest peak of Tianshan mountains on the border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan |
托羅斯山 托罗斯山 see styles |
tuō luó sī shān tuo1 luo2 si1 shan1 t`o lo ssu shan to lo ssu shan |
Taurus mountains of south Turkey |
排山倒海 see styles |
pái shān dǎo hǎi pai2 shan1 dao3 hai3 p`ai shan tao hai pai shan tao hai |
lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering; fig. gigantic; of spectacular significance |
斫迦羅山 斫迦罗山 see styles |
zhuó jiā luó shān zhuo2 jia1 luo2 shan1 cho chia lo shan Shakara sen* |
Cakravāla, Cakravāḍa, the circle of iron mountains' forming the periphery of a universe '. |
断層山地 see styles |
dansousanchi / dansosanchi だんそうさんち |
fault-block mountains |
断層山脈 see styles |
dansousanmyaku / dansosanmyaku だんそうさんみゃく |
fault-block mountains |
朅地洛迦 see styles |
qiè dì luò jiā qie4 di4 luo4 jia1 ch`ieh ti lo chia chieh ti lo chia Kajiraka |
Khadiraka, the Acacia, or Acacia mountain; i.e. 朅達羅 one of the seven concentric mountains around Sumeru. |
木曽山脈 see styles |
kisosanmyaku きそさんみゃく |
(place-name) Kiso Mountains |
木曾山脈 see styles |
kisosanmyaku きそさんみゃく |
(place-name) Kiso Mountains |
梅里雪山 see styles |
méi lǐ xuě shān mei2 li3 xue3 shan1 mei li hsüeh shan |
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[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
橫斷山脈 横断山脉 see styles |
héng duàn shān mài heng2 duan4 shan1 mai4 heng tuan shan mai |
Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet |
橫段山脈 横段山脉 see styles |
héng duàn shān mài heng2 duan4 shan1 mai4 heng tuan shan mai |
Hengduan mountains dividing Sichuan from Tibet |
比利牛斯 see styles |
bǐ lì niú sī bi3 li4 niu2 si1 pi li niu ssu |
Pyrenees mountains |
洛磯山脈 洛矶山脉 see styles |
luò jī shān mài luo4 ji1 shan1 mai4 lo chi shan mai |
Rocky Mountains |
海岸山脈 see styles |
kaigansanmyaku かいがんさんみゃく |
(place-name) Coast Mountains (Canada); Coast Ranges (USA); Hai'an Range (Taiwan) |
漫山遍野 see styles |
màn shān biàn yě man4 shan1 bian4 ye3 man shan pien yeh |
lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom); fig. as far as the eye can see; covering everything; omnipresent |
烏拉爾山 乌拉尔山 see styles |
wū lā ěr shān wu1 la1 er3 shan1 wu la erh shan |
the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia |
爬山涉水 see styles |
pá shān shè shuǐ pa2 shan1 she4 shui3 p`a shan she shui pa shan she shui |
to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey |
牛頭栴檀 牛头栴檀 see styles |
niú tóu zhān tán niu2 tou2 zhan1 tan2 niu t`ou chan t`an niu tou chan tan gozu sendan |
牛檀栴檀; 牛檀香 gośīrṣa-candana, ox-head sandal-wood, also styled 赤栴檀 red sandal-wood; said to come from the Ox-head mountains, and if rubbed on the body to make one impervious to fire, also generally protective against fire, curative of wounds and generally medicinal. 'The first image of Śākyamuni was made of this wood. ' Eitel. 西域記 10. |
白馬雪山 白马雪山 see styles |
bái mǎ xuě shān bai2 ma3 xue3 shan1 pai ma hsüeh shan |
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[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
祁連山脈 祁连山脉 see styles |
qí lián shān mài qi2 lian2 shan1 mai4 ch`i lien shan mai chi lien shan mai |
Qilian Mountains (formerly Richthofen Range), dividing Qinghai and Gansu provinces |
移山倒海 see styles |
yí shān dǎo hǎi yi2 shan1 dao3 hai3 i shan tao hai |
lit. to move mountains and drain seas; to transform nature |
紀伊山地 see styles |
kiisanchi / kisanchi きいさんち |
(place-name) Kii Mountains |
老人遺棄 see styles |
roujiniki / rojiniki ろうじんいき |
(See 棄老) historical practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc. |
萬里江山 万里江山 see styles |
wàn lǐ jiāng shān wan4 li3 jiang1 shan1 wan li chiang shan |
lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains; a vast territory (idiom) |
調虎離山 调虎离山 see styles |
diào hǔ lí shān diao4 hu3 li2 shan1 tiao hu li shan |
to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom); to lure an enemy away from his territory |
賀蘭山脈 贺兰山脉 see styles |
hè lán shān mài he4 lan2 shan1 mai4 ho lan shan mai |
Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia |
赤石山脈 see styles |
akaishisanmyaku あかいしさんみゃく |
(place-name) Akaishi Mountains |
軍令如山 军令如山 see styles |
jun lìng rú shān jun1 ling4 ru2 shan1 chün ling ju shan |
military orders are like mountains (idiom); a military order must be obeyed |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Mountains" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
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