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岙

Character · NounTraditional嶴

mountain basin; used in place names

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

mountain basin; a flat area between mountains

dialect

A specialized geographical term used primarily in coastal Zhejiang and Fujian dialects, most commonly found in place names. It refers to a basin, valley, or flat land nestled among hills or mountains.

Zhū珠
ào岙
hé和
Xuē薛
ào岙
dōu都
shì是
Zhè浙
jiāng江
de的
dì地
míng名
 。

Zhu'ao and Xue'ao are both place names in Zhejiang.

Fān翻
guò过
zhè这
zuò座
shān山
 ，
qián前
miàn面
jiù就
shì是
yī一
gè个
shān山
ào岙
 。

Cross over this mountain, and there is a mountain basin ahead.

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Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zi子
zuò坐
luò落
zài在
fēng风
jǐng景
xiù秀
lì丽
de的
shān山
ào岙
lǐ里
 。

This village is located in a scenic mountain basin.