báishānhēishuǐ

白山黑水

Word

white mountains and black waters; the Northeast China region

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

Definition

Mount Changbai and the Heilongjiang River; a literary/poetic name for Northeast China

literary

Used in literary, historical, or formal contexts to refer to the geographical and cultural region of Northeast China (Dongbei). It evokes the landscape of white-capped mountains and dark, deep rivers.

Tā他
lái来
zì自
bái白
shān山
hēi黑
shuǐ水
zhī之
jiān间
 。

He comes from the land between the white mountains and black waters (Northeast China).

Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
gē歌
zàn赞
měi美
le了
bái白
shān山
hēi黑
shuǐ水
de的
zhuàng壮
lì丽
fēng风
guāng光
 。

This poem praises the magnificent scenery of the white mountains and black waters.

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Bái白
shān山
hēi黑
shuǐ水
shì是
zhōng中
huá华
mín民
zú族
de的
zhòng重
yào要
fā发
xiáng祥
dì地
zhī之
yī一
 。

The land of white mountains and black waters is one of the important cradles of the Chinese nation.