峨嵋山

Éméishān
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Mount Emei (variant writing of 峨眉山), sacred Buddhist mountain in Sichuan province

Examples

HSK 2
Wǒmen dǎsuàn míngnián chūntiān qù pá Éméishān.
We're planning to climb Mount Emei next spring.
HSK 6
Éméishān shì Zhōngguó Fójiào sìdà míngshān zhīyī.
Mount Emei is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China.

Tips

usage
峨嵋山 is an older variant spelling of 峨眉山; both refer to the same mountain in Sichuan. 峨眉 is the standard modern form, but 峨嵋 still appears in classical poetry and martial arts fiction.
culture
One of China's Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains (alongside 五台山, 普陀山, and 九华山). Famous for the Golden Summit (金顶), aggressive Tibetan macaques, and as the home of the Emei sword school (峨嵋派) in wuxia novels.

In Pop Culture

É méi pài
Emei Sect
Famous martial arts school in Jin Yong's wuxia novels (especially 倚天屠龙记), traditionally portrayed as an order of fighting nuns founded by 郭襄.

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