







深山穷林 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “remote and desolate mountains and dense forests”. Far from human habitation. Literally, “deep mountains, remote forests”.

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Open the tool →深山穷林 (shēn shān qióng lín) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “remote and desolate mountains and dense forests”.
深山穷林 is pronounced shēn shān qióng lín in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 深山穷林 means “deep mountains, remote forests”. It is used to mean “remote and desolate mountains and dense forests”.
与山外、林外距离远的、人迹罕至的山岭、森林。