南岭

南嶺

Nánlǐng

proper noun

Meanings

1 the Nanling Mountains, a range across southern China spanning Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi

Characters

mountain range; ridge

Examples

HSK 7-9

南岭是长江流域和珠江流域的分水岭。

Nánlǐng shì Chángjiāng liúyù hé Zhūjiāng liúyù de fēnshuǐlǐng.

The Nanling range forms the watershed between the Yangtze and Pearl River basins.

HSK 7-9

南岭以南的气候明显比北方湿热。

Nánlǐng yǐnán de qìhòu míngxiǎn bǐ běifāng shīrè.

The climate south of the Nanling is noticeably more humid and hot than in the north.

Tips

culture

Also called 五岭 'Five Ranges' - the historical barrier that separated the Han heartland from 岭南 ('south of the ranges'), today's Guangdong and Guangxi. Crossing 南岭 was a long-running theme in Tang exile poetry.

Stroke Order

南 nán

岭 lǐng