lofty ridges and towering mountains(chóng shān jùn lǐng)

lofty ridges and towering mountains

Mountains, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ó ngsh ā NJ ù NL ǐ ng, meaning to describe tall and steep mountains. It comes from preface to Lanting collection by Wang Xizhi of Jin Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

1. Wang Xizhi's preface to the Orchid Pavilion collection in Jin Dynasty said: "there are high mountains, luxuriant forests and bamboo trees here."

Idiom usage

It is used as subject, object and attribute to describe a tall and steep mountain. Example: Tang Ao was always thinking about the famous flowers mentioned by the God of dreams. Whenever he arrived, he had to berth his boat and go up to look at them. The eighth chapter of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : chóng shān jùn lǐng