northern frontier; north of the Great Wall
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the region north of the Great Wall; the northern frontier; the outer reaches beyond the border passes
literaryHistorically refers to the frontier region beyond the Great Wall, roughly corresponding to present-day Inner Mongolia and areas northward. Often used in literary or historical contexts, and frequently contrasted with '江南' (Jiangnan) to describe different landscapes and climates.
Níng宁
xià夏
de的
hé河
tào套
píng平
yuán原
bèi被
yù誉
wéi为
sài塞
běi北
jiāng江
nán南
。
The Hetao Plain of Ningxia is known as the Jiangnan of the North for its fertility.
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
shī诗
rén人
miáo描
xiě写
sài塞
běi北
de的
huāng荒
liáng凉
yǔ与
zhuàng壮
kuò阔
。
Many ancient poets described the desolation and grandeur of the northern frontier.
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Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
shēng生
zhǎng长
zài在
sài塞
běi北
，
xí习
guàn惯
le了
nà那
lǐ里
de的
fēng风
xuě雪
。
He grew up in the north beyond the Great Wall and is accustomed to the wind and snow there.