江山
gong1 saan1jiāng shānJiāng shān
English
- see 江山市[Jiang1 shan1 Shi4]
- rivers and mountains
- territory; turf; area of control
- landscape
- country
- state power
- rivers and mountains; figuratively: natural scenery
- sovereign territory
- the current situation, esp. a political one
粵語 — Cantonese
- 江河同山嶺,引申成自然景貌
- 借指國土、政權
- 借指時局
Examples
江山易改,本性難移。
Old habits die hard.
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江山易改,本性难移。
A leopard never changes its spots.
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江山如畫
picturesque landscape ----
大好江山
great country
指點江山
to comment on a certain situation, especially a political one, without knowledge about it
不愛江山愛美人
to abandon one's sovereign for a beauty or beloved lady
你哋要忠心耿耿為國家效力,朕嘅江山先會永垂不朽。
You must remain loyal and serve the country wholeheartedly for its throne to endure. ----
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk