双峰 (shuāngfēng): twin peaks

Meanings

1 twin peaks
2 two summits
3 Shuangfeng (county in Hunan)
4 (slang) breasts

Characters

双

Examples

远处可见双峰耸立。

Yuǎnchù kějiàn shuāngfēng sǒnglì.

In the distance you can see twin peaks rising up.

双峰县在湖南省。

Shuāngfēng Xiàn zài Húnán Shěng.

Shuangfeng County is in Hunan Province.

Tips

usage

Most often "twin peaks" in geography. As a place name it's 双峰县 in Hunan, hometown of late-Qing statesman Zeng Guofan. Also a euphemistic slang term for breasts in informal/lyrical writing — context makes the meaning unmistakable.

In Pop Culture

双峰 Shuāngfēng

Twin Peaks

David Lynch and Mark Frost's 1990 surreal mystery TV series — the standard Chinese title.

Stroke Order

双 shuāng

峰 fēng

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