粵

山saan1河ho4

saan1 ho4shān hé

English

  1. mountains and rivers
  2. the whole country
  3. mountains and rivers; natural landscape ----
  4. territory

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 由山同河借代自然地形
  2. 比喻國土

Examples

  • 壮志饥餐胡虏肉,笑谈渴饮匈奴血。待从头、收拾旧山河,朝天阙。

    With lofty aspirations, we long to feast on the flesh of the Hu invaders when hungry, and drink the blood of the Xiongnu enemies with laughter when thirsty. Awaiting the day when we can reclaim the lost lands, and present ourselves at the imperial court.

    Tatoeba · Duyu09 CC BY

  • 錦繡山河

    land of charm and beauty; beautiful land

  • 還我河山

    to return us our country

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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