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崇山峻嶺

简崇山峻岭 · 繁崇山峻嶺

Mandarin · pinyin chóng shān jùn lǐng

towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)

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崇: chóng · esteem, honor, revere, venerate
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
峻: jùn · high, steep, towering; stern
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岭: lǐng · mountain ridge, mountain peak

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2–1–4–3 · chong2 shan1 jun4 ling3

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sung4 saan1 zeon3 ling5

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(idiomatic) high mountains and lofty peaks

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