jiè

岕

Character · Noun

mountain valley; gorge

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

mountain valley; gorge (used in place names)

dialect

This character is a dialectal term used almost exclusively in place names, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. It is not commonly used in standard modern prose.

Wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
jiā家
zài在
Lǐng岭
Xià下
Jiè岕
 。

My hometown is in Lingxia Jie.

Dà大
Jiè岕
Kǒu口
fēng风
jǐng景
yōu优
měi美
 。

Da Jiekou has beautiful scenery.