strategic pass; mountain stronghold
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
strategic mountain pass; fortified defile; stronghold
literaryRefers to strategically important mountain passes or fortified checkpoints, often with military or historical connotations. Frequently appears in literary and poetic contexts.
Xióng雄
guān关
màn漫
dào道
zhēn真
rú如
tiě铁
，
ér而
jīn今
mài迈
bù步
cóng从
tóu头
yuè越
。
The long road ahead is hard as iron, yet now we stride forward from the beginning.
Zhè这
zuò座
xióng雄
guān关
è扼
shǒu守
zhe着
nán南
běi北
jiāo交
tōng通
yào要
dào道
。
This strategic pass guards the vital north-south transportation route.
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Zì自
gǔ古
yǐ以
lái来
，
zhè这
lǐ里
jiù就
shì是
bīng兵
jiā家
bì必
zhēng争
de的
xióng雄
guān关
xiǎn险
ài隘
。
Since ancient times, this place has been a strategic pass and narrow defile that military strategists must contend for.