岭南
岭南嶺南 Lǐng nán ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄋㄢˊ ling5 naam4
- south of the five ranges
- old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi
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岭
- 山岭山嶺 shān lǐng ㄕㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˇ saan1 leng5 mountain ridge
- 五岭五嶺 wǔ lǐng ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ng5 ling5 the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3]
- 南岭南嶺 Nán lǐng ㄋㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇ naam4 ling5 Nanling mountain, on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi
- 岭𫶕岭巆 líng yíng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ deep in the mountains
- 峻岭峻嶺 jùn lǐng ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ zeon3 ling5 lofty mountain range
- 岭东嶺東 Lǐng dōng ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄥ ling5 dung1 see 嶺東區|岭东区[Ling3 dong1 Qu1]
Idioms with these characters
- 巴山越岭巴山越嶺 bā shān yuè lǐng ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ baa1 saan1 jyut6 ling5 to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom); to cross mountain after mountain
- 崇山峻岭崇山峻嶺 chóng shān jùn lǐng ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ sung4 saan1 zeon3 ling5 towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
- 翻山越岭翻山越嶺 fān shān yuè lǐng ㄈㄢ ㄕㄢ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄥˇ faan1 saan1 jyut6 leng5 lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom)
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
- 南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2 lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
- 南辕北辙南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
- 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北讨南征北討 nán zhēng běi tǎo ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄊㄠˇ naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters