倚山傍水 — “Situated close to mountains and beside a body of water”
倚山傍水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Situated close to mountains and beside a body of water”. Often describing a picturesque or ideal location with beautiful natural scenery. Literally, “Leaning on mountains, bordering water”.
倚山傍水 Pronunciation and Pinyin
倚山傍水 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 倚
- yǐ倚rén人lú庐xià下live under someone else's roof
- yǐ倚bàng傍mén门hù户rely on a faction's influence
- yǐ倚shì势líng凌rén人bully others by relying on power
- yǐ倚shì势xié挟quán权abuse power to oppress others
- yǐ倚shì势qī欺rén人bully by abusing power
- yǐ倚dà大qī欺xiǎo小bully the weak with power
- yǐ倚tiān天bá拔dì地extremely grand and majestic
- yǐ倚jiāo姣zuò作mèi媚rely on beauty to act coquettish
- yǐ倚guān官zhàng仗shì势abuse official power
- yǐ倚guān官xié挟shì势abuse official power and influence
- yǐ倚lú庐zhī之wàng望parents' anxious longing for children's return
- yǐ倚qiáng强líng凌ruò弱bully the weak
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What does 倚山傍水 mean?
倚山傍水 (yǐ shān bàng shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Situated close to mountains and beside a body of water”.
How do you pronounce 倚山傍水?
倚山傍水 is pronounced yǐ shān bàng shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 倚山傍水 literally mean?
Literally, 倚山傍水 means “Leaning on mountains, bordering water”. It is used to mean “Situated close to mountains and beside a body of water”.
What is the Chinese definition of 倚山傍水?
倚：依靠；傍：临近。指地理位置靠近山岭和水流