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  saan1   jyutping
  shan1   pinyin
[n] mountain; hill; peak

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS:
Stroke count: 3
Level: 1
Radical: (#46)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 25321 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 07:30

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detail  bing1 baai6 jyu4 saan1 dou2  bing1 bai4 ru2 shan1 dao3 = troops in defeat like a landslide; a beaten army in total collapse
detail  fo2 saan1  huo3 shan1 = volcano
detail  saan1 dei6  shan1 di4 = mountainous terrain
detail  saan1 seoi2  shan1 shui3 = landscape
detail  saan1 joeng4  shan1 yang2 = goat
detail  soeng5 saan1  shang4 shan1 = go uphill; hold a funeral procession
detail  saan1 jau1  shan1 qiu1 = hills and mountains
detail  saan1 zuk1  shan1 zhu2 = mangosteen
detail  wut6 fo2 saan1  huo2 huo3 shan1 = active volcano
detail  saan1 deng2  shan1 ding3 = mountain peak; hilltop; (placename) Shan Ting
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Showing 10 of 12 examples containing 山
detail 山羊
Every goat has two horns.
[Lit. [counter] [counter] goat also have two [counter] horns. The "[counter][counter]都" pattern means "every".]
detail 馬鞍山一個架空車站
Ma On Shan MTR Station is an elevated rail station.
[架空 means elevated rail (as opposed to underground).]
detail 卅呀呢度人山人海直情不通
On the 30th night, this place will be completely filled with people, impossible to move.
detail audio 爬到上山, 猛咁嗍氣
I gasp for breath after climbing up the hilltop.
detail 擄掠無惡不作
The gang of bandits rapes and pillages, and commits all kinds of atrocities.
detail audio 而家情況重有心情游山玩水?
He still has the mood to go for sightseeing at a time like this?
detail audio 住喺不知幾隔涉
He lives up on a mountain, really secluded, you can't even reach it by car.
detail 行山價錢不菲
The price of hiking shoes is not cheap.
detail 出現蹤影
the appearance of mountain lion tracks
detail 呢啲山路𪙛𠸉㗎喇千祈低波
You must engage low gears when you drive as these mountain roads are very uneven.
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