粵

江gong1山saan1

gong1 saan1jiāng shānJiāng shān

English

  1. see 江山市[Jiang1 shan1 Shi4]
  2. rivers and mountains
  3. territory; turf; area of control
  4. landscape
  5. country
  6. state power
  7. rivers and mountains; figuratively: natural scenery
  8. sovereign territory
  9. the current situation, esp. a political one

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 江河同山嶺,引申成自然景貌
  2. 借指國土、政權
  3. 借指時局

Examples

  • 江山易改,本性難移。

    Old habits die hard.

    Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

  • 江山易改,本性难移。

    A leopard never changes its spots.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 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

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