gu1 saan1孤山
Jyutpinggu1 saan1
Yalegū sāan
Definition
An isolated mountain, peak, or hill.
neutralnature
How it's used
Refers specifically to a mountain or hill that stands alone, separated from any range or cluster. It often carries a poetic or descriptive nuance, frequently appearing in landscape descriptions or travel writing rather than casual conversation. When describing a mountain that is merely lonely or remote, other terms like 荒山 are more appropriate.
Measure word
zo6座johExamples
Do you see that isolated peak in the distance?
Related words
Common phrases
remote and desolate mountains
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
