梁山泊

Liángshān Pō

proper noun

Meanings

1 Liangshan Marsh, the lake around Mount Liang in western Shandong, the outlaws' stronghold in Water Margin

HSK 5

历史上的梁山泊慢慢变成了陆地，只留下了东平湖。

Lìshǐ shàng de Liángshān Pō mànmàn biànchéng le lùdì, zhǐ liúxià le Dōngpíng Hú.

The historical Liangshan Marsh slowly turned into dry land, leaving only Dongping Lake.

HSK 7-9

《水浒传》里的好汉聚集在梁山泊。

《 Shuǐhǔzhuàn 》 lǐ de hǎohàn jùjí zài Liángshān Pō.

The heroes of Water Margin gather at Liangshan Marsh.

usage

泊 here is pō, 'lake', as in 湖泊, not bó 'to moor' as in 停泊. Lop Nur, 罗布泊, has the same pō.

culture

The outlaws' story gave the idiom 逼上梁山, 'driven up Mount Liang': forced into revolt or into a desperate step.

梁 liáng

山 shān

泊 bó