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北岳

Běi yuè

2-character word Traditional 北嶽

What 北岳 means

1. Mt Heng {恒山|Héng Shān} in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains {五岳|Wǔ yuè}

The characters in 北岳

• 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
• 岳yuèwife's parents and paternal uncles

Example sentences

• 我要去爬北岳。
  Wǒ yào qù pá Běiyuè.
  I'm going to climb Mt. Kitadake.

Sounds the same

Read Běi yuè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 北越northern Vietnam; North Vietnam (1945–1976)