峨嵋山

Éméishān
popculture

Meanings

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

Examples

Éméishān shì Zhōngguó Fójiào sì dà míngshān zhī yī.
Mount Emei is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China.
Wǒmen dǎsuàn míngnián chūntiān qù pá Éméishān.
We're planning to climb Mount Emei next spring.

Tips

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

In Pop Culture

Éméipài
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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