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Open the tool →高岸深谷 (gāo àn shēn gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “originally describes the drastic changes in topography”.
高岸深谷 is pronounced gāo àn shēn gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 高岸深谷 means “high banks, deep valleys”. It is used to mean “originally describes the drastic changes in topography”.
指幽僻的处所。形容幽峭深邃。也比喻事物的巨大变化。