天姥

Tiānmǔ

proper noun

Meanings

1 Mount Tianmu, mountain in Xinchang, Zhejiang, the subject of a dream poem by Li Bai

HSK 4

天姥在浙江新昌，现在是一个风景区。

Tiānmǔ zài Zhèjiāng Xīnchāng, xiànzài shì yí ge fēngjǐngqū.

Mount Tianmu is in Xinchang, Zhejiang, and is now a scenic area.

HSK 6

李白在诗里把天姥写得又高又险。

Lǐ Bái zài shī lǐ bǎ Tiānmǔ xiě de yòu gāo yòu xiǎn.

In his poem Li Bai made Mount Tianmu sound high and perilous.

mistakes

姥 is mǔ here, not lǎo as in 姥姥 "granny".

culture

In 梦游天姥吟留别 Li Bai has the mountain tower over the Five Sacred Mountains; its real peaks are under 1,000 metres.

天 tiān

姥 lǎo