嶺 (ling5 leng5 | ling3) : mountain ridge; mountain range

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嶺

ling5 leng5

ling3

[1] mountain; ridge; mountain range
[2] Five Ridges (across the border between Jiangxi and Guangdong)

Jyutping ling5 is literary reading; leng5 is colloquial.

Stroke count: 17

Level: 1

Radical: 山 (#46)

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

嶺 / 岭

This word has been viewed 4983 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Feb 2012 00:50

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山嶺 saan1 leng5 shan1 ling3 = mountain ridge

嶺南 ling5 naam4 ling3 nan2 = south of Five Ridges

調景嶺 tiu4 ging2 ling5 tiao2 jing3 ling3 = [n] Tiu Keng Leng (area and MTR stop), Rennie's Mill

峻嶺 zeon3 ling5 jun4 ling3 = high mountains; arete, outstanding character (as a metaphor)

大吉嶺紅茶 daai6 gat1 ling5 hung4 caa4 da4 ji2 ling3 hong2 cha2 = Darjeeling tea

嶺上開花 leng5 soeng6 hoi1 faa1 ling3 shang4 kai1 hua1 = (mahjong) kong-pick [alternate]

粉嶺 fan2 leng5 = Fanling

長嶺 coeng4 ling5 chang2 ling3 = Changling (place in Jilin), Cheung Ling

公主嶺 gung1 zyu2 ling5 gong1 zhu3 ling3 = Gongzhuling (city in Jilin)

蕉嶺 ziu1 ling5 jiao1 ling3 = Jiaoling (place in Guangdong)
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