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泰山

Tài shān

2-character word

What 泰山 means

1. Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle)
2. Taishan township in New Taipei City {新北市|Xīn běi shì}, Taiwan

Other readings

泰山 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Tài ShānMt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains {五岳|Wǔ yuè}

The characters in 泰山

• 泰tàisafe; peaceful; most
• 山shānmountain; hill; (colloquial) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

Example sentences

• 我虽然在虎口里，却是安如泰山。
  Wǒ suīrán zài hǔkǒu lǐ, quèshì ānrú Tài Shān.
  Though I am in the tiger's mouth, I am as calm as Mount Tai.

Words starting with 泰山

• 泰山区Tài shān QūTaishan, a district of Tai'an City 泰安市
• 泰山北斗Tài shān Běi dǒu(lit.) Mount Tai and the Big Dipper (idiom); (fig.) an outstanding figure in one's field
• 泰山鸿毛Tài shān hóng máoas weighty as Mt Tai, as light as a feather (refers to death)

Words containing 泰山

• 不识泰山bù shí Tài Shāncan't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
• 安如泰山ān rú Tài Shānas secure as Mount Taishan; as solid as a rock
• 稳如泰山wěn rú Tài Shānsteady as Mt Tai; as safe as houses
• 重于泰山zhòng yú Tài Shānheavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
• 阿尔泰山Ā ěr tài ShānAltai mountain range in Xinjiang and Siberia
• 有眼不识泰山yǒu yǎn bù shí Tài Shānlit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom)…
• 阿尔泰山脉Ā ěr tài shān màiAltai mountain chain on the border of Russia and Mongolia
• 鸿毛泰山hóng máo Tài Shānlit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)…