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褒禅山

Bāo chán Shāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Mt Baochan in Anhui / formerly known as Mt Hua 華山|华山
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-94ecaadb4c17b851. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

褒禪山 褒禅山 [Bao1 chan2 Shan1] /Mt Baochan in Anhui/formerly known as Mt Hua 華山|华山/

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Other forms in these source records: 褒禪山

  • 褒
    bāo

    to praise / to commend / to honor / (of clothes) large or loose

  • 禅
    chán

    dhyana (Sanskrit) / Zen / meditation (Buddhism)

    shàn

    to abdicate

  • 山
    shān

    mountain / hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

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