saan1 lyun4山巒山峦
Jyutpingsaan1 lyun4
Yalesāan lyùhn
Definition
A chain or range of peaks and mountains.
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How it's used
Literary and descriptive in nature, this term is rarely used in casual daily conversation. It evokes a sense of grandeur and scale, often appearing in travel writing, poetry, or formal descriptions of landscapes. When speaking colloquially, people prefer using 山 or 山脈 to describe mountainous terrain.
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zo2座jóExamples
The mountain ranges in the distance are as beautiful as a painting.
Related words
Common phrases
undulating mountain ranges
continuous mountain ranges
Common mistake
Avoid using this in everyday speech when simply pointing at a hill or a mountain, as it sounds overly formal or poetic. It is reserved for describing vast, continuous stretches of peaks rather than a single mountain.
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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.
