strategically located; impregnable terrain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
strategically located and impregnable (of terrain); like a crouching tiger and coiled dragon
literaryOriginally describing the strategic terrain of Nanjing (historically known as the Stone City), now used for any naturally fortified and geographically advantageous location. Often used in formal, literary, or historical contexts.
Nán南
jīng京
zì自
gǔ古
biàn便
shì是
hǔ虎
jù踞
lóng龙
pán盘
zhī之
dì地
，
dì地
shì势
shí十
fēn分
xiǎn险
yào要
。
Nanjing has been a strategically impregnable location since ancient times, with extremely advantageous terrain.
Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
bèi背
kào靠
gāo高
shān山
，
miàn面
lín临
dà大
jiāng江
，
zhēn真
shì是
hǔ虎
jù踞
lóng龙
pán盘
。
This city is backed by high mountains and faces a great river—it is truly a strategically located fortress.
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Hǔ虎
jù踞
lóng龙
pán盘
de的
dì地
lǐ理
yōu优
shì势
shǐ使
zhè这
lǐ里
chéng成
wéi为
lì历
dài代
bīng兵
jiā家
bì必
zhēng争
zhī之
dì地
。
The strategic geographical advantages of this impregnable terrain have made it a place that military strategists throughout history have fought over.