MOUNTAIN 山山
INTENSELY HIGH PART of a LANDSCAPE, TYPICALLY WITH STEEP SIDES.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general term for a mountain of any kind, large or small, is shān 山.
2. Yuè 岳／嶽 refers is a positive way to one of the great mountains of China, and the word typically functions as the head word in a noun phrase, as in 五岳. (Note that obviously in proper names and designations of titles (e.g. the title sì yuè 四岳 ) the two characters are not interchangeable.)
3. Fù 阜 refers to a large non-rocky mountain with an elevated plain on top.
4. Ā 阿 refers to a very large non-rocky mountan with an elevated plain on top.
5. Qiū 丘 refers to a small non-rocky earth mound.
6. Yuán 原 can refer to the highlands and is marginal in this group.
7. Lǐng 嶺, later sometimes written 領, is not a post-Han word, as many dictionaries might lead one to suppose, but the word is very rare in pre-Han times. The word refers to mountains as forming a series, often connoting a road along the ridge.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006
GEOGRAPHY 6. 地面上由土石構成的隆起部分。
山，總稱；可特指五岳。
巒，小而易登之山，漢代起可泛指山，使用頻率較低。
岳，專稱 “ 四岳 ” 或 “ 五岳 ” ，後作高山通稱。
GEOGRAPHY 7. 巒，迂回連綿的山。
領，山體有道路回繞的山。
岑，小而高的山。
巘，形狀如甑的山。
嵕，數峰并峙的山。
嵩，高大的山。
嶠，山頂尖而長的高山。
Modern Chinese Criteria
山
地脊
山脈
山峰
嶺
岩
青山
蒼山
翠微
高山
岳
山岳
嶠岳
山陵
崇山峻嶺
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
- DIKE ARTIFICIAL LONG MOUNTAIN NEAR SEA OR RIVER FOR SAFEGUARDING AGAINST FLOOD. (anc: 4/0, child: 0)
- MOUND INTENSELY SMALL MOUTAIN, TYPICALLY PRODUCED by HUMANS. (anc: 4/0, child: 1)
Hypernym
- Not defined (anc: 2/0, child: 203)
- PRIME (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
- (anc: 0/0, child: 0)
MOUND
collis is an elevation in opposition to a surrounding plain.
clivus is a sloping plain forming a gentle elevation.
tumulus refers to a typically striking natural or artificial elevation.
grumus can only refer to an artificial elevation.
Berge; Berggipfel:
Berg/Berge
岳，嶽
山，嶺
1. Li3ng 嶺 is indeed the uppermost part of a sha1n 山.
MONT.MONTAGNE
Words (59 items)
山 shān OC: sreen MC: ʂɣɛn 37 Attributions
The general term for a mountain of any kind, large or small, is shān 山.
- Word relations
- Ant: 淵/ABYSS
The general poetic word for a deep and threatening abyss is yuān 淵. >>POETIC - Ant: 溪 / 谿/VALLEY
Xī 谿(later also written 溪) refers to a deep valley, preferably with a stream in it. - Epithet: 高/HIGH
The manifestly dominant general word is gāo 高(ant. bēi 卑 "low" and xià 下 "low") which refers to concrete as well as abstract elevation. - Epithet: 林/FOREST
The standard word for a copse or forest of any kind is lín 林. - Assoc: 丘 / 邱/MOUND
Qiū 丘 refers to a small non-rocky earth mound. - Assoc: 陵/MOUNTAIN
- Assoc: 川/RIVER
Chuān 川 is a general term for rivers, streams and streamlets which normally has a generic reference. - Assoc: 水/WATER
- Oppos: 垤/HEAP
Dié 垤 refers specifically to an anthill, and then more generally to any small heap of earth. - Oppos: 水/RIVER
The general word for a river is shuǐ 水.
- Syntactic words
- nmountain of rock; mountain (occasionally not of rock, and even man-made)
- n[post=npro2]you, the mountain
- nabthe mountain (as such)
- nadNof/from mountainsLZ
- nadVplacein the mountains
- npost=NprN=placethe Mountain XTC
岳 yuè OC: ŋruuɡ MC: ŋɣɔk
嶽 yuè OC: ŋrooɡ MC: ŋɣɔk 28 Attributions
Yuè 岳／嶽 refers is a positive way to one of the great mountains of China. (Note that obviously in proper names and designations of titles (e.g. the title sì yuè 四岳) the two characters are not interchangeable.)
- Syntactic words
- ngreat mountain, also written 嶽
岡 gāng OC: kaaŋ MC: kɑŋ
岡 gāng OC: kaaŋ MC: kɑŋ 15 Attributions
- Word relations
- Epithet: 高/HIGH
The manifestly dominant general word is gāo 高(ant. bēi 卑 "low" and xià 下 "low") which refers to concrete as well as abstract elevation.
- Syntactic words
- nlevel mountain ridge ERYA: 山脊岡 The spine of a hill
- npost=NprMount N
- nprMount Gang
陵 líng OC: b-rɯŋ MC: lɨŋ 7 Attributions
- Word relations
- Ant: 溪 / 谿/VALLEY
Xī 谿(later also written 溪) refers to a deep valley, preferably with a stream in it. - Assoc: 丘 / 邱/MOUND
Qiū 丘 refers to a small non-rocky earth mound. - Assoc: 山/MOUNTAIN
The general term for a mountain of any kind, large or small, is shān 山. - Oppos: 垤/HEAP
Dié 垤 refers specifically to an anthill, and then more generally to any small heap of earth.
- Syntactic words
- nlarge mountain
阿 ā OC: qlaal MC: ʔɑ 6 Attributions
Ā 阿 refers to a very large non-rocky mountan with an elevated plain on top.
- Syntactic words
- nwinding mountain ridge; sloping hill???
京 jīng OC: kraŋ MC: kɣaŋ 6 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- n(artificial) hill or pile (even of corpses) 京丘
巖 yán OC: ŋɡraam MC: ŋɣam
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巖岩喦 Click here to add pinyin OC: MC: 5 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- ncraggy high mountain
- n{PLACE}adV(live) in the (craggy) mountains or among the cliffs
丘山 qiū shān MC: khjuw srean OC: khɯ sreen 4 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPnonreferentialhills and mountains generallyLZ
嶺 lǐng OC: ɡ-reŋʔ MC: liɛŋ 3 Attributions
Lǐng 嶺, later sometimes written 領, is not a post-Han word, as many dictionaries might lead one to suppose, but the word is very rare in pre-Han times. The word refers to mountains as forming a series, often connoting a road along the ridge.
- Syntactic words
- nccmountain 五嶺 refers to a place characterised by five interleinkted mountain peaks
- npost=Nprmountain ridge NprDS
邛 qióng OC: ɡoŋ MC: gi̯oŋ 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nmound; hill
太山 tài shān OC: thaads sreen MC: thɑi ʂɣɛn 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPprMt. Tai
山岳 shān yuè OC: sreen ŋruuɡ MC: ʂɣɛn ŋɣɔk
山嶽 shān yuè OC: sreen ŋrooɡ MC: ʂɣɛn ŋɣɔk 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPnonreferentialmountains
阜 fù MC: bjuwX OC: buʔ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nmountain (large like Kunlun)CH
阪 bǎn OC: braanʔ MC: bɣan 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nhilly terrain
阰 pí OC: bi MC: bi 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nhillside
崤塞 xiáo sài OC: ɡraaw sɯɯɡs MC: ɦɣɛu səi 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPmountainous impassable area
上地 shàng dì MC: dzyangH dijH OC: ɡljaŋs lils 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPpluralthe highlandsCH
京丘 jīng qiū OC: kraŋ khɯ MC: kɣaŋ khɨu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NP(artificial) hill
堙 yīn OC: qin MC: ʔin 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nmound, artificial small mountain;
岑 cén OC: sɡrɯm MC: ɖʐim 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nsubstantial mountain, but not one of the five big ones
岫 xiù OC: ljiwɡs MC: zɨu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nmountain peak, cliff
嵬 wéi OC: ŋɡuul MC: ŋuo̝i 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nmountain
嵼 chǎn MC: -- OC: -- 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nhigh mountainCH
巘 yǎn OC: ŋranʔ MC: ŋiɛn 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nmountain with large top and without a very large base
弅 fèn OC: bɯnʔ MC: bi̯un 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nhill
部婁 pòu lóu OC: bɯʔ ɡ-roo MC: bu lu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPsmall hillock
山丘 shān qiū OC: sreen khɯ MC: ʂɣɛn khɨu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPmountains
華 huà MC: hwaeH OC: ɢʷraals 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nproper namename of a mountain
山嶽 shān yuè OC: sreen ŋrooɡ MC: ʂɣɛn ŋɣɔk 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
部 pòu OC: bɯʔ MC: bu
培 pǒu OC: bɯʔ MC: bu 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nhillock; in 部婁
領 lǐng OC: ɡ-reŋʔ MC: liɛŋ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nmountain range which may be passed by a regular road. (Standardly written 嶺)
山野 shān yě OC: sreen laʔ MC: ʂɣɛn jɣɛ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPmountainous wilderness
山阜 shān fù OC: sreen buʔ MC: ʂɣɛn bɨu 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NP(small) mountains
山陵 shān líng OC: sreen b-rɯŋ MC: ʂɣɛn lɨŋ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPhill
眾山 zhòng shān OC: tjuŋs sreen MC: tɕuŋ ʂɣɛn 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPdefiniteall the mountains (of the empire)
原 yuán OC: ŋɡon MC: ŋi̯ɐn 0 Attributions
Yuán 原 can refer to the highlands and is marginal in this group.
- Syntactic words
屺 qǐ OC: khɯʔ MC: khɨ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nhill without vegetation ??
岐 qí OC: ɡe MC: giɛ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- ntwin-topped mountain
岨 qū OC: skha MC: tshi̯ɤ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nearth-clad mountain
岱 dài OC: lɯɯɡs MC: dəi 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nproper namename of one of the five sacred mountains
岵 hù OC: ɡaaʔ MC: ɦuo̝ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nwooded hill
崑 kūn OC: kuun MC: kuo̝n 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nproper namename of a mountain; in 崑崙
崙 lún OC: ɡ-ruun MC: luo̝n 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nproper namename of a mountain; in:崑崙
嵎 yú OC: ŋo MC: ŋi̯o 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nmountain recess; corner or bend of a hill
嵾 cēn OC: tshrum MC: ʈʂhim 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nsteep high mountain
嶂 zhàng OC: kjaŋs MC: tɕi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nridge, mountain peak
嶞 duò OC: ɡ-loolʔ MC: dʷɑ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nlong and narrow mountain; ridge ?????
巒 luán OC: b-roon MC: lʷɑn 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nmountain ridge; also: sharp pointed mountain
巓 dian MC: -- OC: -- 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nmountain top; summit of mountain (SHI): 巔
五嶽 wǔ yuè OC: ŋaaʔ ŋrooɡ MC: ŋuo̝ ŋɣɔk 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPthe Five Mountains
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- Syntactic words
- nmountain (large like Kunlun)CH
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- Syntactic words
- nmountain (large like Kunlun)CH
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- Syntactic words
- nmountain (large like Kunlun)CH
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- Syntactic words
- nmountain (large like Kunlun)CH
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- Syntactic words
- nmountain (large like Kunlun)CH
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- Syntactic words
- nmountain (large like Kunlun)CH
五獄 wǔ yù OC: ŋaaʔ ŋoɡ MC: ŋuo̝ ŋi̯ok
五嶽 wǔ yuè OC: ŋaaʔ ŋrooɡ MC: ŋuo̝ ŋɣɔk
五岳 wǔ yuè OC: ŋaaʔ ŋruuɡ MC: ŋuo̝ ŋɣɔk 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPthe Five Mountains 指東岳 泰山 、南岳 衡山 、西岳 華山 、北岳 恒山 、中岳 嵩山 。
石 shí OC: djaɡ MC: dʑiɛk 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- npluralrocky mountains (lexicalised synekdoche!)
磿 lì OC: reeɡ MC: lek 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nproper namename of a mountain