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lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom); fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us; (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一览众山小
yī lǎn zhòng shān xiǎo
(last line of the poem 望岳 by Tang poet Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3]) with one look I shall see all the smaller mountains down below (from the summit of Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1]); (fig.) awe-inspiring view from a very high place
万寿山
wàn shòu shān
Longevity Hill in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[Yi2 he2 yuan2], Beijing
万山
wàn shān
see 萬山區|万山区[Wan4 shan1 Qu1]
万山区
wàn shān qū
Wanshan, a district of Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou
万水千山
wàn shuǐ qiān shān
ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey; a long and difficult road
万洋山
wàn yáng shān
Mt Wanyang between Jiangxi and Hunan
万里江山
wàn lǐ jiāng shān
lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains; a vast territory (idiom)
上刀山，下油锅
shàng dāo shān , xià yóu guō
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom); fig. to go through trials and tribulations
上刀山，下火海
shàng dāo shān , xià huǒ hǎi
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom); fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)
上山
shàng shān
to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons)
上山下乡
shàng shān xià xiāng
to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers); forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals
下山
xià shān
to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set
不周山
bù zhōu shān
Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
不识庐山真面目
bù shí lú shān zhēn miàn mù
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom); fig. can't see the forest for the trees
不识泰山
bù shí tài shān
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
东山
dōng shān
see 東山縣|东山县[Dong1 shan1 Xian4]; see 東山區|东山区[Dong1 shan1 Qu1]
东山再起
dōng shān zài qǐ
lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
东山区
dōng shān qū
Dongshan, a district of Hegang City 鶴崗市|鹤岗市[He4 gang3 Shi4], Heilongjiang
东山县
dōng shān xiàn
Dongshan, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
中山
zhōng shān
see 中山市[Zhong1 shan1 Shi4]; see 中山區|中山区[Zhong1 shan1 Qu1]; Nakayama (Japanese surname)
中山公园
zhōng shān gōng yuán
Zhongshan Park, the name of numerous parks in China, honoring Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1]
中山区
zhōng shān qū
Zhongshan or Chungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan; Zhongshan District of Dalian 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning; Chungshan District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan
中山大学
zhōng shān dà xué
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou); Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung); Sun Yat-sen University (Moscow), founded in 1925 as training ground for Chinese communists
中山市
zhōng shān shì
Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
中山成彬
zhōng shān chéng bīn
NAKAYAMA Nariaki (1943–), right-wing Japanese politician and prominent denier of Japanese war crimes
中山服
zhōng shān fú
Chinese tunic suit; Mao jacket
中山狼传
zhōng shān láng zhuàn
The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡[Ma3 Zhong1 xi1]
中山装
zhōng shān zhuāng
Chinese tunic suit, a jacket style introduced by Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1] and often worn by Mao Zedong
中山陵
zhōng shān líng
Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing
丸山
wán shān
Maruyama (Japanese surname and place name)
丹霞山
dān xiá shān
Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
乃堆拉山口
nǎi duī lā shān kǒu
Nathu La (Himalayan pass on the Silk Road between Tibet and the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim)
乌拉尔山
wū lā ěr shān
the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia
乌拉尔山脉
wū lā ěr shān mài
Ural Mountains
乐山
lè shān
see 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 Shi4]
乐山市
lè shān shì
Leshan, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
乔巴山
qiáo bā shān
Choibalsan, city in Mongolia, capital of the eastern aimag (province) of Dornod; Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895-1952), Communist leader of the Mongolian People's Republic (mid-1930s-1952)
九华山
jiǔ huá shān
Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains
九宫山
jiǔ gōng shān
Jiugong Mountains (the location of Jiugong Mountain National Park), in Tongshan County, Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei
九嶷山
jiǔ yí shān
Jiuyi Mountains in Hunan on the border with Guangdong
乞力马扎罗山
qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shān
Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
乳山
rǔ shān
see 乳山市[Ru3 shan1 Shi4]
乳山市
rǔ shān shì
Rushan, a county-level city in Weihai City 威海市[Wei1 hai3 Shi4], Shandong
云山雾罩
yún shān wù zhào
(lit.) enveloped in clouds and mist (idiom); (fig.) (of speech or writing) unclear; confusing
五台山
wǔ tái shān
Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊[Wen2 shu1]
五大名山
wǔ dà míng shān
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
五指山
wǔ zhǐ shān
Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan; Wuzhishan City, Hainan
五指山市
wǔ zhǐ shān shì
Wuzhishan City, Hainan
井冈山
jǐng gāng shān
see 井岡山市|井冈山市[Jing3 gang1 shan1 Shi4]
井冈山市
jǐng gāng shān shì
Jinggangshan, a county-level city in Ji'an City 吉安市[Ji2 an1 Shi4], Jiangxi
亚历山大
yà lì shān dà
Alexander (name); Alexandria (town name)
亚历山大大帝
yà lì shān dà dà dì
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)
亚历山大·杜布切克
yà lì shān dà · dù bù qiē kè
Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)
亚历山大里亚
yà lì shān dà lǐ yà
Alexandria
亚历山大鹦鹉
yà lì shān dà yīng wǔ
(bird species of China) Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
京山
jīng shān
see 京山市[Jing1 shan1 Shi4]
京山市
jīng shān shì
Jingshan, a county-level city in Jingmen City 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 Shi4], Hubei
人山人海
rén shān rén hǎi
(idiom) multitude; vast crowd
仓山
cāng shān
see 倉山區|仓山区[Cang1 shan1 Qu1]
仓山区
cāng shān qū
Cangshan, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside; to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
仙山
xiān shān
mountain of Immortals
仙山琼阁
xiān shān qióng gé
jeweled palace in the fairy mountain
伊通火山群
yī tōng huǒ shān qún
Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin
伏牛山
fú niú shān
Funiu Mountains in southwestern Henan, eastern extension of the Qinling mountain range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qin2 ling3 Shan1 mai4]
休眠火山
xiū mián huǒ shān
dormant volcano
低平火山口
dī píng huǒ shān kǒu
maar
佛山
fó shān
see 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4]
佛山市
fó shān shì
Foshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
侃大山
kǎn dà shān
to chatter idly; to gossip; to boast or brag
依山傍水
yī shān bàng shuǐ
mountains on one side and water on the other
保山
bǎo shān
see 保山市[Bao3 shan1 Shi4]
保山市
bǎo shān shì
Baoshan, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
假山
jiǎ shān
rock garden; rockery
元宝山
yuán bǎo shān
see 元寶山區|元宝山区[Yuan2 bao3 shan1 Qu1]
元宝山区
yuán bǎo shān qū
Yuanbaoshan, a district of Chifeng City 赤峰市[Chi4 feng1 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
元山
yuán shān
Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
元山市
yuán shān shì
Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
光山
guāng shān
see 光山縣|光山县[Guang1 shan1 Xian4]
光山县
guāng shān xiàn
Guangshan, a county in Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4], Henan
克山
kè shān
see 克山縣|克山县[Ke4 shan1 Xian4]
克山县
kè shān xiàn
Keshan, a county in Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3 Shi4], Heilongjiang
八公山
bā gōng shān
see 八公山區|八公山区[Ba1 gong1 shan1 Qu1]
八公山区
bā gōng shān qū
Bagongshan, a district of Huainan City 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 Shi4], Anhui
八卦山
bā guà shān
Bagua Mountain, Taiwan
八宝山
bā bǎo shān
Babaoshan, a hill in Shijingshan District, Beijing, site of the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery 八寶山革命公墓|八宝山革命公墓[Ba1 bao3 shan1 Ge2 ming4 Gong1 mu4]
八宝山革命公墓
bā bǎo shān gé mìng gōng mù
Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Shijingshan District, Beijing
六盘山
liù pán shān
Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China
兰山
lán shān
see 蘭山區|兰山区[Lan2 shan1 Qu1]
兰山区
lán shān qū
Lanshan, a district of Linyi City 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 Shi4], Shandong
关山
guān shān
fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall); one's hometown
兴山
xīng shān
see 興山縣|兴山县[Xing1 shan1 Xian4]; see 興山區|兴山区[Xing1 shan1 Qu1]
兴山区
xīng shān qū
Xingshan, a district of Hegang City 鶴崗市|鹤岗市[He4 gang3 Shi4], Heilongjiang
兴山县
xīng shān xiàn
Xingshan, a county in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
冈山
gāng shān
Okayama (prefecture in Japan)
冈山区
gāng shān qū
Gangshan District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
冈底斯山
gāng dǐ sī shān
Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe
冈底斯山脉
gāng dǐ sī shān mài
Gangdisê mountain range in southwest Tibet
军令如山
jūn lìng rú shān
military orders are like mountains (idiom); a military order must be obeyed
农夫山泉
nóng fū shān quán
Nongfu Spring, Chinese bottled water and beverage company
冰山
bīng shān
iceberg; ice-covered mountain; (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long
冰山一角
bīng shān yī jiǎo
tip of the iceberg
冰山美人
bīng shān měi rén
ice queen (beautiful woman who appears to be emotionless and distant)
凉山
liáng shān
see 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
凉山州
liáng shān zhōu
see 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
凉山彝族自治州
liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
凤山
fèng shān
see 鳳山縣|凤山县[Feng4 shan1 Xian4]
凤山县
fèng shān xiàn
Fengshan, a county in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi
凤山市
fèng shān shì
Fengshan city in Taiwan
出山
chū shān
to leave the mountain (of a hermit); to come out of obscurity to a government job; to take a leading position
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames; fig. extreme danger (idiom)
刘云山
liú yún shān
Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012
到什么山上，唱什么歌
dào shén me shān shàng , chàng shén me gē
lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom); fig. when in Rome, do as the Romans do
勃固山脉
bó gù shān mài
Pegu Yoma (mountain range) of south central Myanmar (Burma), separating Irrawaddy and Sittang basins
北山
běi shān
northern mountain; refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan
北山羊
běi shān yáng
ibex
北长尾山雀
běi cháng wěi shān què
(bird species of China) long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
千山
qiān shān
see 千山區|千山区[Qian1 shan1 Qu1]
千山区
qiān shān qū
Qianshan, a district of Anshan City 鞍山市[An1 shan1 Shi4], Liaoning
半壁江山
bàn bì jiāng shān
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands); vast swathe of territory
半壁河山
bàn bì hé shān
see 半壁江山[ban4 bi4 jiang1 shan1]
半山区
bàn shān qū
mid-levels (in Hong Kong)
半山腰
bàn shān yāo
the mid-slope of a mountain
华山
huà shān
Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
南山
nán shān
see 南山區|南山区[Nan2 shan1 Qu1]
南山区
nán shān qū
Nanshan, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 Shi4], Guangdong; Nanshan, a district of Hegang City 鶴崗市|鹤岗市[He4 gang3 Shi4], Heilongjiang
博士山
bó shì shān
Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia with a large Chinese community
博山
bó shān
see 博山區|博山区[Bo2 shan1 Qu1]
博山区
bó shān qū
Boshan, a district of Zibo City 淄博市[Zi1 bo2 Shi4], Shandong
博格达山脉
bó gé dá shān mài
Bogda Shan mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains
压力山大
yā lì shān dà
(jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[Ya4 li4 shan1 da4])
双鸭山
shuāng yā shān
see 雙鴨山市|双鸭山市[Shuang1 ya1 shan1 Shi4]
双鸭山市
shuāng yā shān shì
Shuangyashan, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3]
台山
tái shān
see 台山市[Tai2 shan1 Shi4]
台山市
tái shān shì
Taishan, a county-level city in Jiangmen City 江門市|江门市[Jiang1 men2 Shi4], Guangdong
台山话
tái shān huà
Taishanese, a language of the Yue language group 粵語|粤语[Yue4 yu3] spoken in Jiangmen 江門|江门[Jiang1 men2] and in the Chinatowns of North America
台湾山鹧鸪
tái wān shān zhè gū
(bird species of China) Taiwan partridge (Arborophila crudigularis)
台湾黄山雀
tái wān huáng shān què
(bird species of China) yellow tit (Machlolophus holsti)
号令如山
hào lìng rú shān
lit. order like a mountain; a military order is inviolable; strict discipline
各拉丹冬山
gè lā dān dōng shān
Mount Geladaindong or Geladandong in Qinghai (6621 m), the main peak of the Tanggula mountain range 唐古拉山脈|唐古拉山脉[Tang2 gu3 la1 Shan1 mai4]
合山
hé shān
see 合山市[He2 shan1 Shi4]
合山市
hé shān shì
Heshan, a county-level city in Laibin City 來賓市|来宾市[Lai2 bin1 Shi4], Guangxi
名山
míng shān
famous mountain
名山区
míng shān qū
Mingshan, a district of Ya'an City 雅安市[Ya3 an1 Shi4], Sichuan
名山大川
míng shān dà chuān
famous mountains and great rivers
名落孙山
míng luò sūn shān
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom); fig. to fail an exam; to fall behind (in a competition)
