山越

Shānyuè

Shanyue (an ancient conglomeration of upland Yue hill tribes living in what is today the mountainous regions of Southern China and Northern Vietnam during the Han dynasty)

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Entry Composition

=1 山 Shān surname Shan
=1 山 shān (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

classifier: 座
=2 越 Yuè
  1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
  2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南
=2 越 yuè
  1. to exceed
  2. to climb over
  3. to surpass
  4. the more... the more
=2 越 huó
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to bore a hole; to drill a hole
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, music) small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
  3. small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
  4. to bore a hole; to drill a hole

Containing this entry

翻山越岭 fānshānyuèlǐng
  1. lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom)
  2. fig. hardships of the journey