sam1 saan1深山
Jyutpingsam1 saan1
Yalesām sāan
Definition
The depths of a mountain; a remote, unpopulated, and isolated mountainous area.
neutralnatureplaces
How it's used
Evokes a sense of extreme isolation and remoteness, often carrying a slightly mystical or dramatic tone. It is frequently used in idioms or stories to describe places where modern civilization cannot reach. When describing a location that is simply far away or difficult to access, other terms like 偏僻 are more common.
Examples
He lives deep in the mountains, it is very hard to find him.
Do you want to go to the deep mountains to practice?
Related words
Common phrases
a wild person living in the deep mountains
deep mountains and vast marshes
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a simple hiking trail or a hill near a residential area, as it specifically implies a place that is wild, vast, and disconnected from society.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
