五指山

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Chinese

the five fingers; fingers mountain; hill
trad. (五指山) 五指 山
simp. #(五指山) 五指 山
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Etymology

“someone's control”
From the plot in the Journey to the West, where the Monkey King was suppressed under the Buddha's fingers as penalty for wreaking havoc in the heaven.

Pronunciation

Noun

五指山

  1. (figurative) someone's control
    你逃不出我的五指山。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Nǐ táo bù chū wǒ de wǔzhǐshān.
    You can't escape from my control.

Proper noun

五指山

  1. Wuzhi Mountain (the highest mountain in Hainan, China)
  2. (～市) Wuzhishan (a sub-prefectural city in Hainan, China)
  3. Five Finger Mountain (a mountain in Hsinchu County, Taiwan)
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