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Open the tool →三山五岳 (sān shān wǔ yuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “famous mountains and scenic spots across the country”.
三山五岳 is pronounced sān shān wǔ yuè in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 三山五岳 means “the Three Mountains and Five Sacred Mountains”. It is used to mean “famous mountains and scenic spots across the country”.
五岳:泰山、华山、衡山、嵩山、恒山。泛指名山或各地。