南岭

南嶺
Nánlǐng
proper noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
Nánlǐng yǐnán de qìhòu míngxiǎn bǐ běifāng shīrè.
The climate south of the Nanling is noticeably more humid and hot than in the north.
HSK 7-9
Nánlǐng shì Chángjiāng liúyù hé Zhūjiāng liúyù de fēnshuǐlǐng.
The Nanling range forms the watershed between the Yangtze and Pearl River basins.

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

nán
lǐng