lofty mountains and steep hills
High mountains, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ā OSH ā NJ ù NL ǐ ng, which means high and dangerous mountains. From the outlaws of the marsh.
Entry
lofty mountains and steep hills
Pinyin
gāoshānjùnlǐng
Citation explanation
The eighty sixth chapter of Shi Naian's outlaws of the Marsh: "when people have a look, there are mountains on all sides, cliffs on the left and right, and there is no way to climb." Chapter 117 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty: the Yinping road is high and steep. If more than 100 people in Shu defend the danger and cut off the way back, Deng AI's soldiers will starve to death. Feng Menglong, Ming Dynasty (Volume 25): among the Three Gorges, Wuxia is the longest. On both sides of the river are high mountains, ancient trees are gloomy, reflecting the river, only to see the blue sky in the middle.
Analysis of Idioms
Mountains
Idiom usage
Used as subject, object, attribute, etc.
lofty mountains and steep hills
the grains grow luxuriantly among the ruins of the former capital - shǔ lí mài xiù
feel irreconcilable hatred for sb - bù tóng dài tiān
unable to suffer the humiliation made by the warder even if he is a whittled phoney one - xuē mù wéi lì
cultivate morality through acting decidedly - guǒ xíng yù dé
My mouth is boiling and my eyes are red - kǒu fèi mù chì