五岳 wǔ yuè — the Five Sacred Mountains

五岳
wǔ yuè

Characters: 五 · 岳

Definitions

  1. the Five Sacred Mountains

More definitions

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  1. 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

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  1. 中国历史上的五大名山。通常指东岳泰山，西岳华山，南岳衡山，北岳恒山，中岳嵩山。一说南岳为霍山。

Examples

  • 泰山被尊为五岳之首。

    Mount Tai is honored as the first of the Five Sacred Mountains.

  • 他立志在有生之年走遍五岳。

    He vowed to visit all Five Sacred Mountains in his lifetime.