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山水

Mandarin · pinyin shān shuǐ#

water from a mountain
mountains and rivers
scenery
landscape

Mandarin · pinyin Shān shuǐ#

Sansui, Japanese company

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice

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1–3 · shan1 shui3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saan1 seoi2

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noun

(literally) mountains and water bodies
(figuratively) scenery; landscape; view
water from a mountain
(art, painting) short for 山水畫／山水画 (shānshuǐhuà, “Chinese landscape painting”)

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