rivers and mountains; territory; homeland
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
rivers and mountains; a country's territory
literaryA poetic and literary term, often used to evoke the beauty, grandeur, or sovereignty of one's homeland. 锦绣 (jǐn xiù, "magnificent") and 大好 (dà hǎo, "vast and beautiful") are common collocations.
Jǐn锦
xiù绣
hé河
shān山
，
měi美
bù不
shèng胜
shōu收
。
The magnificent land is indescribably beautiful.
Zhè这
piàn片
dà大
hǎo好
hé河
shān山
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gòng共
tóng同
de的
jiā家
yuán园
。
This vast and beautiful homeland is our common home.
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Zhàn战
shì士
men们
shì誓
sǐ死
bǎo保
wèi卫
zǔ祖
guó国
de的
hé河
shān山
。
The soldiers vowed to defend the motherland's territory with their lives.
Zǔ祖
guó国
de的
měi每
yī一
cùn寸
hé河
shān山
dōu都
wú无
bǐ比
shén神
shèng圣
。
Every inch of the homeland's territory is sacred.