对峙 對峙 duì zhì (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other / (fig.) to confront each other syn 上山 shàng shān to climb a hill / to go to the mountains / (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons) / to pass away / (of the sun or moon) to rise 群山 qún shān mountains / a range of hills syn 深山 shēn shān deep in the mountains syn 高加索 gāo jiā suǒ Caucasus / Caucasian 江山 jiāng shān rivers and mountains / landscape / country / state power syn 灵气 靈氣 líng qì spiritual influence (of mountains etc) / cleverness / ingeniousness syn 山川 shān chuān mountains and rivers / landscape syn 山河 shān hé mountains and rivers / the whole country syn 山水 shān shuǐ water from a mountain / mountains and rivers / scenery / landscape syn 阿特拉斯 ā tè lā sī Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology) / Atlas mountains of north Africa 乌拉尔 烏拉爾 wū lā ěr the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia 花果山 huā guǒ shān Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4], tourist destination / (also the name of mountains in other parts of China) 崇山峻岭 崇山峻嶺 chóng shān jùn lǐng towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom) syn 嵩山 sōng shān Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] 排山倒海 pái shān dǎo hǎi lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom) / earth-shattering / fig. gigantic / of spectacular significance syn 漫山遍野 màn shān biàn yě lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) / fig. as far as the eye can see / covering everything / omnipresent syn 愚公移山 yú gōng yí shān the old man moves mountains (idiom) / fig. where there's a will, there's a way syn 华山 華山 huà shān Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] 衡山 héng shān Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan 五岳 五嶽 wǔ yuè 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 阴山 陰山 yīn shān Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia 肃立 肅立 sù lì to stand respectfully / (of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic 南天门 南天門 nán tiān mén South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace 层峦叠嶂 層巒疊嶂 céng luán dié zhàng range upon range of mountains (idiom) syn 长白山 長白山 cháng bái shān Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology 峨眉山 é méi shān Mount Emei in Sichuan, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism 九华山 九華山 jiǔ huá shān Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains 关山 關山 guān shān fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall) / one's hometown 太行山 tài háng shān Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi 峥嵘 崢嶸 zhēng róng towering / lofty and steep (mountains) / extraordinary / outstanding syn 恒山 恆山 héng shān Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang 东岳 東嶽 dōng yuè Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] 普陀山 pǔ tuó shān Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音|观音 (Avalokiteśvara) 雁荡山 雁蕩山 yàn dàng shān Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang 终南山 終南山 zhōng nán shān Zhongnan Mountains, near Xi'an / also known as the Taiyi Mountains 雁荡 雁蕩 yàn dàng Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang 终南 終南 zhōng nán Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an 贺兰山 賀蘭山 hè lán shān Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia 名山大川 míng shān dà chuān famous mountains and great rivers syn 亚平宁 亞平寧 yà píng nìng Apennine (Mountains) 唐古拉山 táng gǔ lā shān Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 北岳 北嶽 běi yuè Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] 西岳 西嶽 xī yuè Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] 中岳 中嶽 zhōng yuè Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] 六盘山 六盤山 liù pán shān Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China 绵亘 綿亙 mián gèn to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains) syn 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames / fig. extreme danger (idiom) syn 座 zuò seat / base / stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1zuo4]) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc syn 崔 cuī (literary) (of mountains) lofty 峻 jùn (of mountains) high / harsh or severe syn 九宫山 九宮山 jiǔ gōng shān Jiugong Mountains (the location of Jiugong Mountain National Park), in Tongshan County, Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei 军令如山 軍令如山 jūn lìng rú shān military orders are like mountains (idiom) / a military order must be obeyed syn 白头山 白頭山 bái tóu shān Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology 九嶷山 jiǔ yí shān Jiuyi Mountains in Hunan on the border with Guangdong 挑山工 tiāo shān gōng laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles 外高加索 wài gāo jiā suǒ Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus 跋 bá postscript / to trek across mountains syn 嵩 sōng (literary) (of mountains) lofty syn 岙 嶴 ào plain in the middle of the mountains / used in place names, esp. in 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1] and 福建[Fu2 jian4] 喀尔巴阡山脉 喀爾巴阡山脈 kā ěr bā qiān shān mài Carpathian Mountains, 1500-km mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe 地动山摇 地動山搖 dì dòng shān yáo the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom) / a tremendous battle 阿巴拉契亚 阿巴拉契亞 ā bā lā qì yà Appalachian Mountains in North America 依山傍水 yī shān bàng shuǐ mountains on one side and water on the other 巴山越岭 巴山越嶺 bā shān yuè lǐng to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom) / to cross mountain after mountain / good at climbing mountains 寿比南山 壽比南山 shòu bǐ nán shān Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom) / Long may you live! syn 山颓木坏 山頹木壞 shān tuí mù huài lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined / a great sage has died (idiom) 山高水险 山高水險 shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift / to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom) 巴山蜀水 bā shān shǔ shuǐ mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom) 江山易改本性难移 江山易改本性難移 jiāng shān yì gǎi běn xìng nán yí rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder 江山易改禀性难移 江山易改稟性難移 jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder 爬山涉水 pá shān shè shuǐ to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom) / fig. to make a long and difficult journey 调虎离山 調虎離山 diào hǔ lí shān to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom) / to lure an enemy away from his territory syn 道山学海 道山學海 dào shān xué hǎi mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom) / learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas / ars longa, vita brevis 重峦叠嶂 重巒疊嶂 chóng luán dié zhàng range upon range of mountains (idiom) syn 移山倒海 yí shān dǎo hǎi lit. to move mountains and drain seas / to transform nature syn 厄尔布鲁士 厄爾布魯士 è ěr bù lǔ shì Mt Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus Mountains 阿拉干山脉 阿拉乾山脈 ā lā gān shān mài Arakan Mountains (aka Rakhine Mountains), mountain range in western Myanmar 高加索山 gāo jiā suǒ shān Caucasus mountain 南高加索 nán gāo jiā suǒ Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus 北高加索综合预防发展方桉 北高加索綜合預防發展方案 Integrated Preventive Development Programme in the North Caucasus 高加索后勤咨询股 gāo jiā suǒ hòu qín zī xún gǔ Caucasus Logistics Advisory Unit 东欧、高加索和中亚环境战略 東歐、高加索和中亞環境戰略 Environment Strategy for Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia 基斯洛沃茨克宣言 jī sī luò wò cí kè xuān yán Declaration entitled "For Inter-ethnic Accord, Peace and Economic and Cultural Cooperation in the Caucasus" / Kislovodsk Declaration 高加索山区国际区域中心 高加索山區國際區域中心 international regional centre for the mountainous regions of the Caucasus 欧洲－高加索－亚洲运输走廊 歐洲－高加索－亞洲運輸走廊 Transport Corridor Europe Caucasus Asia 南高加索天然气管道 nán gāo jiā suǒ tiān rán qì guǎn dào South Caucasus gas pipeline / South Caucasian Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline 东欧、高加索和中亚 東歐、高加索和中亞 Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia 高加索区域和平、安全与合作宣言 高加索區域和平、安全與合作宣言 Declaration on Peace, Security and Cooperation in the Caucasus Region 欧洲联盟南高加索问题特别代表 歐洲聯盟南高加索問題特別代表 European Union's Special Representative for the Southern Caucasus 乌拉尔山脉 烏拉爾山脈 wū lā ěr shān mài Ural Mountains 崟 yín high / rugged mountains / steep 安格马山脉 安格馬山脈 ān gé mǎ shān mò mountains 祁连山 祁連山 qí lián shān Qilian Mountains in Qinghai 五台山 五臺山 wǔ tái shān Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊[Wen2 shu1] 五大名山 wǔ dà míng shān 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 侏罗 侏羅 zhū luó Jura mountains of eastern France and extending into Switzerland 南岳 南嶽 nán yuè Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan / Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] 博格达山脉 博格達山脈 bó gé dá shān mài Bogda Shan mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains 