陵谷
Chinese
mound; tomb; hill mound; tomb; hill; mountain | valley | ||
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trad. (陵谷) | 陵 | 谷 | |
simp. #(陵谷) | 陵 | 谷 |
Etymology
Figurative sense from the Shijing:
- 高岸為谷、深谷為陵。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Gāo'àn wéi gǔ, shēngǔ wéi líng. [Pinyin]
- High banks become valleys;
Deep valleys become hills.
高岸为谷、深谷为陵。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Noun
陵谷
- hills and valleys
- mausoleum
- Synonym: 陵墓 (língmù)
- (literary, figuratively) the ruler and the subject switching places
- (literary, figuratively) great change