山川

山川

1. (literally) mountains and rivers

   • 故上悖日月之明，下爍山川之精，中墮四時之施，惴耎之蟲，肖翹之物，莫不失其性。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     故上悖日月之明，下烁山川之精，中堕四时之施，惴耎之虫，肖翘之物，莫不失其性。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Gù shàng bèi rìyuè zhī míng, xià shuò shānchuān zhī jīng, zhōng duò sìshí zhī shī, zhuìnuò zhī chóng, xiàoqiào zhī wù, mòbù shī qí xìng. [Pinyin]

     It is just as if, above, the brightness of the sun and moon were darkened; as if, beneath, the productive vigour of the hills and streams were dried up; and as if, between, the operation of the four seasons were brought to an end: in which case there would not be a single weak and wriggling insect, nor any plant that grows up, which would not lose its proper nature.

2. (figuratively) scenery; landscape; view

• (scenery):

• 河流 (héliú)
• 山嶽／山岳 (shānyuè)

Compound of 山(やま) (yama, “mountain”) + 川(かわ) (kawa, “river; stream”).

• IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠ka̠β̞a̠]

山(やま)川(かわ) • (yamakawa) 

1. mountains and rivers

• IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠ka̠β̞a̠]

山(やま)川(かわ) • (Yamakawa) 

1. a surname

Compound of 山(さん) (san, “mountain”) + 川(せん) (sen, “river; stream”).

• IPA^(key): [sã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

山(さん)川(せん) • (sansen) 

1. mountains and rivers

• 山川草木(さんせんそうもく) (sansensōmoku): natural scenery
• 山川万里(さんせんばんり) (sansenbanri): across mountains and rivers

Compound of 山(やま) (yama, “mountain”) + 川(かわ) (kawa, “river; stream”). The kawa changes to gawa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

• IPA^(key): [ja̠ma̠ɡa̠β̞a̠]

山(やま)川(がわ) • (yamagawa) 

1. mountain rivers

• 深山川蜻蛉(みやまがわとんぼ) (miyamagawatonbo): damselfly

山川 • (sancheon) (hangeul 산천)

1. hanja form^? of 산천 (“natural landscape; mountains and rivers”)