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荒山野岭

huāng shān yě lǐngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
wild, mountainous country
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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-a9668831f05028a4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

荒山野嶺 荒山野岭 [huang1 shan1 ye3 ling3] /wild, mountainous country/

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Other forms in these source records: 荒山野嶺

  • 荒
    huāng

    desolate / shortage / scarce / out of practice / absurd / uncultivated / to neglect

  • 山
    shān

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

    Shān

    surname Shan

  • 野
    yě

    field / plain / open space / limit / boundary / rude / feral

  • 岭
    líng

    used in 岭巆|岭𫶕[líng yíng]

    lǐng

    mountain range / mountain ridge

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.