名山大川

Mandarin · pinyin Míng shān dà chuān

Meanings

  1. famous mountains and great rivers
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名
míng · name, rank, title, position
山
shān · mountain, hill, peak
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
川
chuān · stream, river; flow; boil
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2–1–4–1 · Ming2 shan1 da4 chuan1

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ming4 saan1 daai6 cyun1

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  1. (idiomatic) famous mountains and great rivers

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