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Chinese
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mountain; hill
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river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.)
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simp. and trad. (山川)
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山
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川
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Pronunciation
Noun
山川
- (literally) mountains and rivers
故上悖日月之明,下爍山川之精,中墮四時之施,惴耎之蟲,肖翹之物,莫不失其性。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
故上悖日月之明,下烁山川之精,中堕四时之施,惴耎之虫,肖翘之物,莫不失其性。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Gù shàng bèi rìyuè zhī míng, xià shuò shānchuān zhī jīng, zhōng duò sìshí zhī shī, zhuìnuò zhī chóng, xiàoqiào zhī wù, mòbù shī qí xìng.
- It is just as if, above, the brightness of the sun and moon were darkened; as if, beneath, the productive vigour of the hills and streams were dried up; and as if, between, the operation of the four seasons were brought to an end: in which case there would not be a single weak and wriggling insect, nor any plant that grows up, which would not lose its proper nature.
- (figuratively) scenery; landscape; view
Synonyms
- 光景 (guāngjǐng)
- 勝景/胜景 (shèngjǐng) (wonderful scenery)
- 勝概/胜概 (shènggài) (beautiful scenery, literary)
- 山水 (shānshuǐ) (figurative)
- 春景 (chūnjǐng) (spring scenery)
- 春色 (chūnsè) (spring scenery)
- 景物 (jǐngwù)
- 景致 (jǐngzhì)
- 景色 (jǐngsè)
- 景觀/景观 (jǐngguān)
- 景象 (jǐngxiàng) (literary)
- 氣象/气象 (qìxiàng) (literary)
- 秀色 (xiùsè) (beautiful scenery)
- 秋景 (qiūjǐng) (autumn scenery)
- 秋色 (qiūsè) (autumn scenery)
- 美景 (měijǐng) (beautiful scenery)
- 雨景 (yǔjǐng) (rainy scene)
- 風光/风光
- 風景/风景 (fēngjǐng)
- 風物/风物 (fēngwù)
- 風貌/风貌 (fēngmào)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) + 川 (kawa, “river; stream”).
Pronunciation
Noun
山川 • (yamakawa)
- mountains and rivers
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Proper noun
山川 • (Yamakawa)
- a surname
Etymology 3
Compound of 山 (san, “mountain”) + 川 (sen, “river; stream”).
Pronunciation
Noun
山川 • (sansen)
- mountains and rivers
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Compound of 山 (yama, “mountain”) + 川 (kawa, “river; stream”). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
山川 • (yamagawa)
- mountain rivers
Derived terms
Korean
Noun
山川 • (sancheon) (hangeul 산천)
- hanja form? of 산천 (“natural landscape; mountains and rivers”)