山 saan¹ {shān}

1. mountain
2. hill
3. anything that resembles a mountain
4. CL: 座
5. bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons
6. gable

山 saan¹ {Shān}

surname Shan

山坳 saan¹ aau³ {shān ào}

noun; mountain gap or saddle, the lowest point between peaks on a mountain range

山川 saan¹ cyun¹ {shān chuān}

mountains and rivers

山泉 saan¹ cyun⁴ {shān quán}

Mountain springs, mountain water

山兜 saan¹ dau¹ {shān dōu}

Sedan chair

山地 saan¹ dei⁶ {shāndì}

(noun) It refers to the aboriginal ethnic of Taiwan; (noun) 1. The land or field in mountains

山頂〔-顶〕 saan¹ deng² {shān dǐng}

(attraction in Hong Kong) The Peak

山墳〔-坟〕 saan¹ fan⁴ {shān fén}

grave on the hillside

山貨〔-货〕 saan¹ fo³ {shān huò}

products which come from mountains

山峯 saan¹ fung¹ {shān fēng}

Mountain peaks

山崗〔-岗〕 saan¹ gong¹ {shān gāng}

noun; hill hump

山坑 saan¹ haang¹ {shān kēng}

stream; gorge; mountain pothole

山人 saan¹ jan⁴ {shān rén}

People who live in the mountain area

山右 saan¹ jau⁶ {shān yòu}

the west side of a mountain

山蜞 saan¹ kei⁴ {shān qí}

leeches

山林 saan¹ lam⁴ {shān lín}

a montane forest; a mountain forest

山窿 saan¹ lung¹ {shān lóng}

a cave; a tunnel

山泥 saan¹ nai⁴ {shān ní}

mountain soil

山棯 saan¹ nim¹ {shān rěn}

noun; Rose Myrtle; Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

山婆 saan¹ po⁴ {shān pó}

it is used to describe old-fashioned females, like they are a cavewoman

山魈 saan¹ siu¹ {shān xiāo}

Mandrillus sphinx

山豬〔-猪〕 saan¹ zyu¹ {shān zhū}

a wild boar

山埃 saan¹ aai¹ {shān āi}

1. cyanide (loanword)
2. same as 氰化

山包 saan¹ baau¹ {shān bāo}

(dialect) hill

山崩 saan¹ bang¹ {shān bēng}

1. landslide
2. landslip

山坡 saan¹ bo¹ {shān pō}

hillside

山本 saan¹ bun² {Shān běn}

Yamamoto (name)

山茶 saan¹ caa⁴ {shān chá}

camellia

山賊〔-贼〕 saan¹ caak⁶ {shān zéi}

brigand

山牆〔-墙〕 saan¹ coeng⁴ {shān qiáng}

gable

山村 saan¹ cyun¹ {shān cūn}

mountain village

山丹 saan¹ daan¹ {Shān dān}

Shandan county in Zhangye 張掖, Gansu

山丹 saan¹ daan¹ {shān dān}

coral lily (Lilium pumilum)

山鬥〔-斗〕 saan¹ dau³ {shān dòu}

1. leading light (of a generation etc)
2. (honorific appellation)

山地 saan¹ dei⁶ {shān dì}

1. mountainous region
2. hilly area
3. hilly country

山頂〔-顶〕 saan¹ deng² {shān dǐng}

hilltop

山巔〔-巅〕 saan¹ din¹ {shān diān}

summit

山靛 saan¹ din⁶ {shān diàn}

mercury

山東〔-东〕 saan¹ dung¹ {Shān dōng}

Shandong province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯, capital 濟南

山洞 saan¹ dung⁶ {shān dòng}

1. cavern
2. cave

山火 saan¹ fo² {shān huǒ}

1. wildfire
2. forest fire

山峰 saan¹ fung¹ {shān fēng}

(mountain) peak

山澗〔-涧〕 saan¹ gaan³ {shān jiàn}

mountain stream

山雞〔-鸡〕 saan¹ gai¹ {shān jī}

1. Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
2. (dialect) pheasant

山歌 saan¹ go¹ {shān gē}

1. folk song
2. mountain song

山腳〔-脚〕 saan¹ goek³ {shān jiǎo}

foot of a mountain

山羌 saan¹ goeng¹ {shān qiāng}

1. Reeves's Muntjac
2. Muntiacus reevesi (zoology)

山岡〔-冈〕 saan¹ gong¹ {shān gāng}

1. mound
2. small hill

山谷 saan¹ guk¹ {shān gǔ}

1. valley
2. ravine

山峽〔-峡〕 saan¹ haap⁶ {shān xiá}

1. gorge
2. canyon
3. mountain valley

山行 saan¹ hang⁴ {shān xíng}

mountain hike

山口 saan¹ hau² {Shān kǒu}

1. Yamaguchi (name and place name)
2. Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州

山口 saan¹ hau² {shān kǒu}

mountain pass

山河 saan¹ ho⁴ {shān hé}

1. mountains and rivers
2. the whole country

山鄉〔-乡〕 saan¹ hoeng¹ {shān xiāng}

mountain area

山洪 saan¹ hung⁴ {shān hóng}

1. mountain flash flood
2. mountain torrent

山陰〔-阴〕 saan¹ jam¹ {Shān yīn}

Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州, Shanxi

山丘 saan¹ jau¹ {shān qiū}

hill

山野 saan¹ je⁵ {shān yě}

mountain and fields

山形 saan¹ jing⁴ {Shān xíng}

Yamagata prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州

山腰 saan¹ jiu¹ {shān yāo}

1. halfway up a mountain
2. lit. waist of mountain

山藥〔-药〕 saan¹ joek⁶ {shān yao}

1. Dioscorea opposita
2. yam

山羊 saan¹ joeng⁴ {shān yáng}

1. goat
2. (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse

山陽〔-阳〕 saan¹ joeng⁴ {Shān yáng}

1. Shanyang District of Jiaozuo City 焦作市, Henan
2. Shanyang County in Shangluo 商洛, Shaanxi

山溝〔-沟〕 saan¹ kau¹ {shān gōu}

1. valley
2. gully
3. mountain region

山崎 saan¹ kei¹ {Shān qí}

Yamazaki or Yamasaki (name)

山區〔-区〕 saan¹ keoi¹ {shān qū}

1. mountain area
2. CL: 個

山壑 saan¹ kok³ {shān hè}

1. gullies
2. valleys

山葵 saan¹ kwai⁴ {shān kuí}

wasabi

山鷚〔-鹨〕 saan¹ lau⁶ {shān liù}

(Chinese bird species) upland pipit (Anthus sylvanus)

山梨 saan¹ lei⁴ {shān lí}

rowan or mountain-ash (genus Sorbus)

山嶺〔-岭〕 saan¹ leng⁵ {shān lǐng}

mountain ridge

山梁 saan¹ loeng⁴ {shān liáng}

mountain ridge

山路 saan¹ lou⁶ {shān lù}

mountain road

山麓 saan¹ luk¹ {shān lù}

foothills

山巒〔-峦〕 saan¹ lyun⁴ {shān luán}

1. mountain range
2. unbroken chain of peaks

山貓〔-猫〕 saan¹ maau¹ {shān māo}

1. lynx
2. bobcat
3. leopard cat

山脈〔-脉〕 saan¹ mak⁶ {shān mài}

1. mountain range
2. CL: 條

山鶥〔-鹛〕 saan¹ mei⁴ {shān méi}

(Chinese bird species) Chinese hill warbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis)

山莓 saan¹ mui² {shān méi}

raspberry

山門〔-门〕 saan¹ mun⁴ {shān mén}

1. monastery main gate (Buddhism)
2. monastery

山南 saan¹ naam⁴ {Shān nán}

Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha

山難〔-难〕 saan¹ naan⁶ {shān nàn}

mountain accident

山凹 saan¹ nap¹ {shān āo}

mountain cave, hole, recess etc

山崖 saan¹ ngaai⁴ {shān yá}

cliff

山嶽〔-岳〕 saan¹ ngok⁶ {shān yuè}

1. mountain
2. hill
3. lofty mountain

山奈 saan¹ noi⁶ {shān nài}

1. Thai ginger
2. lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga)
3. cyanide (loanword)
4. same as 氰化

山西 saan¹ sai¹ {Shān xī}

Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原

山勢〔-势〕 saan¹ sai³ {shān shì}

1. topography of a mountain
2. features of a mountain

山神 saan¹ san⁴ {shān shén}

mountain god

山水 saan¹ seoi² {shān shuǐ}

1. water from a mountain
2. mountains and rivers
3. scenery
4. landscape

山水 saan¹ seoi² {Shān shuǐ}

Sansui, Japanese company

山瑞 saan¹ seoi⁶ {shān ruì}

wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)

山獅〔-狮〕 saan¹ si¹ {shān shī}

mountain lion

山城 saan¹ sing⁴ {Shān chéng}

Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市, Henan

山上 saan¹ soeng⁶ {Shān shàng}

Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣, Taiwan

山體〔-体〕 saan¹ tai² {shān tǐ}

form of a mountain

山頭〔-头〕 saan¹ tau⁴ {shān tóu}

mountain top

山亭 saan¹ ting⁴ {Shān tíng}

Shanting district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市, Shandong

山芋 saan¹ wu⁶ {shān yù}

sweet potato

山楂 saan¹ zaa¹ {shān zhā}

1. hawthorn tree (rose family, genus Crataegus)
2. rose hip (hawthorn fruit)

山寨 saan¹ zaai⁶ {shān zhài}

1. fortified hill village
2. mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)
3. fig. outside government supervision
4. evading tax or copyright law
5. knockoff (goods)
6. imitation
7. parody

山脊 saan¹ zek³ {shān jǐ}

mountain ridge

山嘴 saan¹ zeoi² {shān zuǐ}

mountain spur

山子 saan¹ zi² {shān zi}

1. rock garden
2. rockery

山雉 saan¹ zi⁶ {shān zhì}

pheasant

山雀 saan¹ zoek³ {shān què}

tit

山莊〔-庄〕 saan¹ zong¹ {shān zhuāng}

1. manor house
2. villa
3. (used in hotel names)

山竹 saan¹ zuk¹ {shān zhú}

mangosteen

山草藥〔--药〕 saan¹ cou² joek⁶ {shān cǎo yào}

wild medicinal herbs

山地車〔--车〕 saan¹ dei⁶ ce¹ {shān dì chē}

noun; Mountain bike

山地人 saan¹ dei⁶ jan⁴ {Shān dì rén}

People who live in the mountain area

山坑水 saan¹ haang¹ seoi² {shān kēng shuǐ}

noun; water from mountain or valley streams

山卡啦 saan¹ kaa¹ laa¹ {shān kǎ la}

remote

山卡罅 saan¹ kaa¹ laa¹ {shān kǎ xià}

remote

山裡紅〔-里红〕 saan¹ leoi⁵ hung⁴ {shān li hóng}

Hawthorn

山胡椒 saan¹ wu⁴ ziu¹ {shān hú jiāo}

noun; spicebush

山楂餅〔--饼〕 saan¹ zaa¹ beng² {shān zhā bǐng}

noun; haw flakes, a traditional Chinese fruit snack

山寨廠〔--厂〕 saan¹ zaai⁶ cong² {shān zhài chǎng}

a factory which imitates and produces pirated brands and goods

山竹果 saan¹ zuk¹ gwo² {shān zhú guǒ}

Mangosteen

山斑鳩〔--鸠〕 saan¹ baan¹ kau¹ {shān bān jiū}

(Chinese bird species) oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

山茶花 saan¹ caa⁴ faa¹ {shān chá huā}

camellia

山噪鶥〔--鹛〕 saan¹ cou³ mei⁴ {shān zào méi}

(Chinese bird species) plain laughingthrush (Garrulax davidi)

山丹縣〔--县〕 saan¹ daan¹ jyun⁶ {Shān dān xiàn}

Shandan county in Zhangye 張掖, Gansu

山達基〔-达-〕 saan¹ daat⁶ gei¹ {Shān dá jī}

Scientology

山道年 saan¹ dou⁶ nin⁴ {shān dào nián}

santonin (loanword)

山東省〔-东-〕 saan¹ dung¹ saang² {Shān dōng Shěng}

Shandong Province (Shantung) in northeast China, abbr. 魯, capital Ji'nan 濟南

山旮旯 saan¹ go¹ lo¹ {shān gā lá}

recess in mountains

山谷市 saan¹ guk¹ si⁵ {Shān gǔ Shì}

the Valley, capital of Anguilla

山核桃 saan¹ hat⁶ tou⁴ {shān hé tao}

hickory

山口洋 saan¹ hau² joeng⁴ {Shān kǒu yáng}

Singkawang city (Kalimantan, Indonesia)

山口縣〔--县〕 saan¹ hau² jyun⁶ {Shān kǒu xiàn}

Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州

山河鎮〔--镇〕 saan¹ ho⁴ zan³ {Shān hé zhèn}

Shanhe town in Zhengning county 正寧縣, Qingyang 慶陽, Gansu

山海經〔--经〕 saan¹ hoi² ging¹ {Shān hǎi Jīng}

Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc

山海關〔--关〕 saan¹ hoi² gwaan¹ {Shān hǎi guān}

1. Shanhai pass, the Eastern pass of the Great Wall
2. Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市, Hebei

山陰縣〔-阴县〕 saan¹ jam¹ jyun⁶ {Shān yīn xiàn}

Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州, Shanxi

山形縣〔--县〕 saan¹ jing⁴ jyun⁶ {Shān xíng xiàn}

Yamagata prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州

山羊絨〔--绒〕 saan¹ joeng⁴ jung⁴ {shān yáng róng}

cashmere

山陽縣〔-阳县〕 saan¹ joeng⁴ jyun⁶ {Shān yáng Xiàn}

Shanyang County in Shangluo 商洛, Shaanxi

山陽區〔-阳区〕 saan¹ joeng⁴ keoi¹ {Shān yáng qū}

Shangyang district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市, Henan

山羊座 saan¹ joeng⁴ zo⁶ {Shān yáng zuò}

1. Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
2. Japanese variant of 魔羯座

山萮菜 saan¹ jyu⁴ coi³ {shān yú cài}

wasabi (Eutrema wasabi Maxim), a kind of fern used in Japanese cooking

山欖科〔-榄-〕 saan¹ laam⁵ fo¹ {shān lǎn kē}

Sapotaceae (botany)

山梨縣〔--县〕 saan¹ lei⁴ jyun⁶ {Shān lí xiàn}

Yamanashi prefecture, Japan

山梨醇 saan¹ lei⁴ seon⁴ {shān lí chún}

sorbitol C6H14O6 (sugar substitute and mild laxative)

山麻雀 saan¹ maa⁴ zoek² {shān má què}

(Chinese bird species) russet sparrow (Passer rutilans)

山毛櫸〔--榉〕 saan¹ mou⁴ geoi² {shān máo jǔ}

beech

山奈鉀〔--钾〕 saan¹ noi⁶ gaap³ {shān nài jiǎ}

1. potassium cyanide KCN
2. same as 氰化鉀

山案座 saan¹ on³ zo⁶ {Shān àn zuò}

Mensa (constellation)

山西省 saan¹ sai¹ saang² {Shān xī shěng}

Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capital Taiyuan 太原

山西獸〔--兽〕 saan¹ sai¹ sau³ {Shān xī shòu}

Shansitherium fuguensis (early giraffe)

山水詩〔--诗〕 saan¹ seoi² si¹ {shān shuǐ shī}

shanshui poetry, genre of Classical Chinese poetry

山水畫〔--画〕 saan¹ seoi² waa² {shān shuǐ huà}

landscape painting

山瑞鱉〔--鳖〕 saan¹ seoi⁶ bit³ {shān ruì biē}

wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)

山城區〔--区〕 saan¹ sing⁴ keoi¹ {Shān chéng qū}

Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市, Henan

山上鄉〔--乡〕 saan¹ soeng⁶ hoeng¹ {Shān shàng xiāng}

Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣, Taiwan

山亭區〔--区〕 saan¹ ting⁴ keoi¹ {Shān tíng qū}

Shanting district of Zaozhuang city 棗莊市, Shandong

山皇鳩〔--鸠〕 saan¹ wong⁴ kau¹ {shān huáng jiū}

(Chinese bird species) mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)

山寨貨〔--货〕 saan¹ zaai⁶ fo³ {shān zhài huò}

1. black market product
2. fake
3. imitation or counterfeit of branded product

山寨機〔--机〕 saan¹ zaai⁶ gei¹ {shān zhài jī}

1. black market product
2. fake
3. imitation or counterfeit of branded product

山鶺鴒〔-鹡鸰〕 saan¹ zek³ ling⁴ {shān jí líng}

(Chinese bird species) forest wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)

山鷦鶯〔-鹪莺〕 saan¹ ziu¹ ang¹ {shān jiāo yīng}

(Chinese bird species) striated prinia (Prinia criniger)

山椒魚〔--鱼〕 saan¹ ziu¹ jyu² {shān jiāo yú}

1. Hynobius formosanus
2. Taiwan salamander

山茱萸 saan¹ zyu¹ jyu⁴ {shān zhū yú}

1. Cornus officinalis
2. sour mountain date
3. herb associated with longevity

山埃貼士〔--贴-〕 saan¹ aai¹ tip¹ si² {shān āi tiē shì}

noun; unreliable or doomed tips or advice

山長水遠〔-长-远〕 saan¹ coeng⁴ seoi² jyun⁵ {shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn}

a long and difficult way; remote; very far away

山頂纜車〔-顶缆车〕 saan¹ deng² laam⁶ ce¹ {shān dǐng lǎn chē}

The Peak Tram

山雞舞鏡〔-鸡-镜〕 saan¹ gai¹ mou⁵ geng³ {shān jī wǔ jìng}

self appreciation

山高水低 saan¹ gou¹ seoi² dai¹ {shān gāo shuǐ dī}

unfortunate events

山洪暴發〔---发〕 saan¹ hung⁴ bou⁶ faat³ {shān hóng bào fā}

Flash floods; Mountain torrents

山羊鬍子〔--胡-〕 saan¹ joeng⁴ wu⁴ zi² {shān yáng hú zi}

a goatee

山窮水盡〔-穷-尽〕 saan¹ kung⁴ seoi² zeon⁶ {shānqióngshuǐjìn}

(idiom) Someone is in a dead end and dire situation

山窿山罅 saan¹ lung¹ saan¹ laa³ {shān lóng shān xià}

noun; complex terrain in the mountains

山水相連〔---连〕 saan¹ seoi² soeng¹ lin⁴ {shān shuǐ xiāng lián}

literally: mountains and rivers joining together; describes the interconnection of something

山竹牛肉 saan¹ zuk¹ ngau⁴ juk⁶ {shān zhú niú ròu}

steamed beef balls, a Cantonese dim sum dish

山清水秀 saan¹ cing¹ seoi² sau³ {shān qīng shuǐ xiù}

1. lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
2. fig. enchanting scenery

山東半島〔-东-岛〕 saan¹ dung¹ bun³ dou² {Shān dōng Bàn dǎo}

Shandong Peninsula

山東大學〔-东-学〕 saan¹ dung¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Shān dōng Dà xué}

Shandong University

山高海深 saan¹ gou¹ hoi² sam¹ {shān gāo hǎi shēn}

high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty

山高水長〔---长〕 saan¹ gou¹ seoi² coeng⁴ {shān gāo shuǐ cháng}

high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching

山高水險〔---险〕 saan¹ gou¹ seoi² him² {shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn}

1. lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift
2. to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)

山海關區〔--关区〕 saan¹ hoi² gwaan¹ keoi¹ {Shān hǎi guān qū}

Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市, Hebei

山窮水盡〔-穷-尽〕 saan¹ kung⁴ seoi² zeon⁶ {shān qióng shuǐ jìn}

1. mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
2. nowhere to go

山藍仙鶲〔-蓝-鹟〕 saan¹ laam⁴ sin¹ jung¹ {shān lán xiān wēng}

(Chinese bird species) hill blue flycatcher (Cyornis banyumas)

山梨酸鉀〔---钾〕 saan¹ lei⁴ syun¹ gaap³ {shān lí suān jiǎ}

potassium sorbate, E202 (a food preservative)

山巒重疊〔-峦-叠〕 saan¹ lyun⁴ cung⁴ dip⁶ {shān luán chóng dié}

overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)

山盟海誓 saan¹ mang⁴ hoi² sai⁶ {shān méng hǎi shì}

1. to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love
2. to swear by all the Gods

山明水秀 saan¹ ming⁴ seoi² sau³ {shān míng shuǐ xiù}

1. lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
2. fig. enchanting scenery

山南地區〔---区〕 saan¹ naam⁴ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Shān nán dì qū}

Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha sa khul

山泥傾瀉〔--倾泻〕 saan¹ nai⁴ king¹ se³ {shān ní qīng xiè}

a landslide

山西大學〔---学〕 saan¹ sai¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Shān xī Dà xué}

Shanxi University

山頹木壞〔-颓-坏〕 saan¹ teoi⁴ muk⁶ waai⁶ {shān tuí mù huài}

1. lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined
2. a great sage has died (idiom)

山胡桃木 saan¹ wu⁴ tou⁴ muk⁶ {shān hú táo mù}

hickory

山珍海錯〔---错〕 saan¹ zan¹ hoi² co³ {shān zhēn hǎi cuò}

rarities from the mountain and the sea (idiom); fig. a sumptuous spread of food delicacies

山珍海味 saan¹ zan¹ hoi² mei⁶ {shān zhēn hǎi wèi}

1. exotic delicacies
2. luxury foodstuff from distant locations

山中聖訓〔--圣训〕 saan¹ zung¹ sing³ fan³ {shān zhōng shèng xùn}

the Sermon on the Mount

山高皇帝遠〔----远〕 saan¹ gou¹ wong⁴ dai³ jyun⁵ {shān gāo huáng dì yuǎn}

literally, the mountain is high, emperor far away, he cannot control. nowadays, it means far away and unreachable by the central government (management); it is difficult to get justice

山水有相逢 saan¹ seoi² jau⁵ soeng¹ fung⁴ {shān shuǐ yǒu xiāng féng}

(proverb) people will meet again at some point eventually, it implies not to treat others badly in order to avoid future revenge; 'paths will cross again someday'

山竹牛肉球 saan¹ zuk¹ ngau⁴ juk⁶ kau⁴ {shān zhú niú ròu qiú}

Steamed meatball, a Cantonese dim sum

山不轉水轉〔--转-转〕 saan¹ bat¹ zyun³ seoi² zyun³ {shān bù zhuàn shuǐ zhuàn}

1. it's a small world
2. only mountains never meet

山本五十六 saan¹ bun² ng⁵ sap⁶ luk⁶ {Shān běn Wǔ shí liù}

YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral

山地自行車〔----车〕 saan¹ dei⁶ zi⁶ hang⁴ ce¹ {shān dì zì xíng chē}

mountain bike

山大斬埋有柴〔--斩---〕 saan¹ daai⁶ zaam² maai⁴ jau⁵ caai⁴ {shān dà zhǎn mái yǒu chái}

combining a little by little can accumulate to a big amount

山東科技大學〔-东---学〕 saan¹ dung¹ fo¹ gei⁶ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Shān dōng Kē jì Dà xué}

Shandong University of Science and Technology

山雨欲來風滿樓〔---来风满楼〕 saan¹ jyu⁵ juk⁶ loi⁴ fung¹ mun⁵ lau⁴ {shān yǔ yù lái fēng mǎn lóu}

the signs of important events often come before they are about to happen

山中無老虎，猴子稱大王〔--无-----称--〕 saan¹ zung¹ mou⁴ lou⁵ fu² ，hau⁴ zi² cing¹ daai⁶ wong⁴ {shān zhōng wú lǎo hǔ , hóu zi chēng dài wang}

in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king