水帘洞

水簾洞
Shuǐliándòng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Water Curtain Cave, the cave behind a waterfall on Mount Huaguo where the Monkey King lives in Journey to the West
  2. 2 Shuiliandong, a cave behind a waterfall on Huaguoshan in Lianyungang, Jiangsu
  3. 3 a cave behind a waterfall

Examples

HSK 1
Sūn Wùkōng zhù zài Huāguǒshān de Shuǐliándòng lǐ.
Sun Wukong lives in the Water Curtain Cave on Mount Huaguo.
HSK 7-9
Shuǐliándòng de dòngkǒu guà zhe yí dào pùbù, wàimian de rén kànbujiàn lǐmian.
A waterfall hangs over the mouth of the Water Curtain Cave, so people outside cannot see in.

Tips

culture
In 西游记 a stone monkey leaps through the waterfall, finds a dry cave behind it with stone beds and benches, and the other monkeys make him their king, the 美猴王.
usage
Scenic spots all over China call a cave behind falling water a 水帘洞. The best known is on the 花果山 of 连云港, which presents itself as the mountain of the novel.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ
帘 lián
洞 dòng