峨眉山

Éméishān

proper noun

Meanings

1 Mount Emei (in Sichuan, one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains)

Characters

lofty; towering

Examples

HSK 6

峨眉山是中国佛教四大名山之一。

Éméishān shì Zhōngguó Fójiào sìdà míngshān zhīyī.

Mount Emei is one of China's Four Famous Buddhist Mountains.

HSK 6

峨眉山的猴子很出名，但也很调皮。

Éméishān de hóuzi hěn chūmíng, dàn yě hěn tiáopí.

Mount Emei's monkeys are famous - but also very mischievous.

Tips

culture

A UNESCO World Heritage site in Sichuan sacred to the bodhisattva Samantabhadra 普贤. The name likens the twin peaks to a pair of arched eyebrows (峨 'lofty' + 眉 'eyebrow'). Mt Emei is also the home of the Emei sword school in wuxia fiction.

Stroke Order

峨 é

眉 méi

山 shān