ABYSS    深淵

ROCK LANDSCAPE that is INTENSELY AND STEEP AND CONTAINS WATER AT THE BOTTOM. 
Old Chinese Criteria
[POETIC/PROSAIC] 1. The general poetic word for a deep and threatening watery abyss is yuān 淵. [POETIC] 2. Tán 潭 is also refers to a deep and threatening watery abyss. 3. Huò 壑 can refer to a steep deep valley or abyss. The distinction with VALLEY is often unclear. [PROSAIC]
Modern Chinese Criteria
深淵 淵 潭府 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)
  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    ABYSS

    vorago is a poetical and foreign word for a deep abyss.

    barathrum refers to an abyss in water, which may be either in a pool, pond, or sea.

    vortex refers to deep water in motion.

    gurges refers to a vortex which moves in a perpendicular direction so that it drags down whatever comes into its eddy.

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.421.379

    PRECIPICE.GOUFRE.ABYME

    • Words (9 items)

    淵  yuān OC: qʷiin MC: ʔen 20 Attributions

    The general poetic word for a deep and threatening abyss is yuān 淵. >>POETIC

      Syntactic words
    • nadVanalogylike an abyss, like a deep pond
    • npost=Nprthe Abyss N 羽淵 "the Yǔ abyss"
    • nsubjectdeep abyss, canyon, chasm, gorge
    壑  hè OC: qhaaɡ MC: hɑk 3 Attributions

    Hè 壑 can refer to a steep deep valley or abyss. The distinction with VALLEY is often unclear. >>PROSAIC

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 溝/CANAL The most general current word for a man-made ditch or canal of any kind is gōu 溝. The word is often used to refer specifically to a large canal.

      Syntactic words
    • ndeep threatening valley or abyss
    深淵  shēn yuān OC: qhljum qʷiin MC: ɕim ʔen 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPdeep abyss
    萬丈深淵  wàn zhàng shēn yuān OC: mblans daŋʔ qhljum qʷiin MC: mi̯ɐn ɖi̯ɐŋ ɕim ʔen 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPunfathomably deep abyss
    旋淵  xuán yuān OC: sɢlon qʷiin MC: ziɛn ʔen 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPswirling abyss
    潭府  tán fǔ OC: ɡ-loom poʔ MC: dəm pi̯o 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabyss 深淵。《文選‧郭璞＜江賦＞》："若乃曾潭之府，靈湖之淵。" 李善 注："曾，重也。 王逸 《楚辭》注曰：' 楚 人名淵曰潭府。'"
    九淵  jiǔ yuān OC: kuʔ qʷiin MC: kɨu ʔen 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPninefold unfathomable abyss
    潭  tán OC: ɡ-loom MC: dəm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nHan and post-Han: deep watery abyss
    火坑  huǒ kēng OC: qphaalʔ khraaŋ MC: hʷɑ khɣaŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPthe fiery abyss of hell