VALLEY    山谷谷

LOW LANDSCAPE BETWEEN NEAR MOUNTAINS.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The standard word for a valley is gǔ 谷 (ant. shān 山 "mountain"), and the word presupposes a certain size without emphasising large size. 2. Xī 谿 (later also written 溪 ) refers to a deep valley, preferably with a stream in it. 3. Huò 壑 (ant. fēng 峰 "mountain top") refers generally to a deep large and impressive valley with or without running water in it, as the season may determine,, and the word is rarely used to refer specifically to a given valley.
Modern Chinese Criteria
山谷 穀 壑 山溝 幽谷 峽谷 丘壑 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • LANDSCAPE　FEATURES of TERRITORY. (anc: 6/0, child: 8)
  • TERRITORY　PLACE INSIDE DEFINED BOUNDARIES. (anc: 5/0, child: 7)
  • PLACE　PART of SPACE that THINGS BE-IN:are-in. (anc: 4/0, child: 39)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 1.24

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 1308

    溪，谿

    1. 溪 is the 後起字.

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.397.356

    VALLEE.VALLON

    • Words (7 items)

    谷  gǔ OC: klooɡ MC: kuk 6 Attributions

    The standard word for a valley is gǔ 谷 (ant. shān 山 "mountain"), and the word presupposes a certain size without emphasising large size.

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 幽/DARK The most current general word for physical shadowiness and obscurity is probably yōu 幽 (ant. míng 明 "bright"), but this word often has lyrical overtones of secluded peace.
    • Assoc: 谿 / 溪/MOUNTAIN BROOK
    • Assoc: 川/RIVER Chuān 川 is a general term for rivers, streams and streamlets which normally has a generic reference.

      Syntactic words
    • nvalley
    • nadVplacein the valleys
    壑  hè OC: qhaaɡ MC: hɑk 4 Attributions

    Hè 壑 (ant. fēng 峰 "mountain top") refers to a deep large and impressive valley with or without running water in it, as the season may determine

      Syntactic words
    • nvalley
    溪  xī OC: khee MC: khei
    谿  xī OC: khee MC: khei 4 Attributions

    Xī 谿(later also written 溪) refers to a deep valley, preferably with a stream in it.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 陵/MOUNTAIN
    • Ant: 山/MOUNTAIN The general term for a mountain of any kind, large or small, is shān 山.

      Syntactic words
    • ndeep valley, ravine; valley with a stream in it
    谿谷  xī qī gǔ MC: khej kuwk OC: khee klooɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPpluralthe valleysCH
    陘  xíng OC: ɡeeŋ MC: ɦeŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nravine
    坑  kēng OC: khraaŋ MC: khɣaŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • na natural low-lying hole-like structure where water might naturally gather
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPpluralthe valleysCH