beautiful mountains and clear waters; picturesque scenery
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
beautiful mountains and clear waters; picturesque scenery; scenic beauty
A common four-character idiom used to describe natural landscapes with beautiful mountains and clean rivers. Often used in travel and tourism contexts. The variant form 山明水秀 is also commonly used.
Guì桂
lín林
shān山
qīng清
shuǐ水
xiù秀
，
shì是
zhù著
míng名
de的
lǚ旅
yóu游
shèng胜
dì地
。
Guilin has beautiful mountains and clear waters; it is a famous tourist destination.
Wǒ我
de的
jiā家
xiāng乡
shì是
yī一
gè个
shān山
qīng清
shuǐ水
xiù秀
de的
xiǎo小
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
My hometown is a small village with picturesque scenery.
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Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
shān山
qīng清
shuǐ水
xiù秀
de的
jiāng江
nán南
fēng风
guāng光
。
This painting depicts the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan.
Zhè这
lǐ里
shān山
qīng清
shuǐ水
xiù秀
，
kōng空
qì气
qīng清
xīn新
，
fēi非
cháng常
shì适
hé合
yǎng养
lǎo老
。
The mountains and waters are beautiful here, and the air is fresh; it is very suitable for retirement.