劍閣
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See also: 剑阁
Chinese[edit]
(double-edged) sword | council-chamber; shelf | ||
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trad. (劍閣) | 劍 | 閣 | |
simp. (剑阁) | 剑 | 阁 | |
Literally: “the pavilions (of the pass at Mount) Jian”. |
Etymology[edit]
Jiange County is famous for the long and windy foot paths going through Jianmen Pass. Jianmen means "gateway to Mount Jian", so called because its jagged peaks resemble a "jian" (a straight sword).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
劍閣
- (~縣) Jiange (a county of Guangyun, Sichuan, China)
- (archaic) the footpaths that wind through Jianmen Pass (in Jiange County, Sichuan)
- 雲棧縈紆登劍閣 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
- yún zhàn yíngyū dēng jiàngé [Pinyin]
- The winding wooden walkways high up in the clouds ascend through the pavilions of the pass at Mount Jian.
云栈萦纡登剑阁 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- 劍閣縣/剑阁县 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Guangyuan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia