Usage of the character 岳
yuè
岳
[嶽]
- high mountain
- highest peak of a mountain ridge
Yuè
岳
[嶽]
- surname Yue
yuè
岳
[岳]
- wife's parents and paternal uncles
Yuè
岳
[岳]
- surname Yue
Zhōngyuè
中岳
[中嶽]
- Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)
Dōngyuè
东岳
[東嶽]
- Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)
Běiyuè
北岳
[北嶽]
- Mt Heng 恆山／恒山 ( Héng Shān) in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)
yuèjiā
岳家
[岳家]
- wife's parents' home
yuèmǔ
岳母
[岳母]
- wife's mother, mother-in-law
Pān Yuè
潘岳
[潘岳]
- Pan Yue (247-300), later known as 潘安 ( Pān An), prominent Western Jin poet, also famous for his good looks, such that his name became a byword for "extremely handsome man"
yuèzhàng
岳丈
[岳丈]
- father-in-law (wife's father)
Yuètáng
岳塘
[嶽塘]
- Yuetan district of Xiangtan city 湘潭市 ( Xiāngtánshì), Hunan
yuèfù
岳父
[岳父]
- wife's father, father-in-law
Yuè Fēi
岳飞
[岳飛]
- Yue Fei (1103-1142), Song dynasty patriot and general
Anyuè
安岳
[安岳]
- Anyue county in Ziyang 資陽／资阳 ( Zīyáng), Sichuan
Xīyuè
西岳
[西嶽]
- Mt Hua 華山／华山 in Shaanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)
Wǔyuè
五岳
[五嶽]
- Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 ( Tài Shān) in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山／华山 ( Huà Shān) in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 ( Héng Shān) in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山／恒山 ( Héng Shān) in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 ( Sōng Shān) in Henan
Yuèlù
岳麓
[嶽麓]
- Yuelu district of Changsha city 長沙市／长沙市 ( Chángshāshì), Hunan
Nányuè
南岳
[南嶽]
- Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡陽市／衡阳市 ( Héngyángshì), Hunan
- Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)
Yuèchí
岳池
[岳池]
- Yuechi county in Guang'an 廣安／广安 ( Guǎng'ān), Sichuan
shūyuè
叔岳
[叔岳]
- wife's uncle
Yuèyáng
岳阳
[岳陽]
- Yueyang prefecture-level city in Hunan
shānyuè
山岳
[山嶽]
- mountain
- hill
- lofty mountain
Yuèxī
岳西
[岳西]
- Yuexi, a county in Anqing 安慶／安庆 ( Anqīng), Anhui
Yuèxī Xiàn
岳西县
[岳西縣]
- Yuexi, a county in Anqing 安慶／安庆 ( Anqīng), Anhui
Yuèyángxiàn
岳阳县
[岳陽縣]
- Yueyang county in Yueyang 岳陽／岳阳 ( Yuèyáng), Hunan
Zhōu Yīyuè
周一岳
[周一嶽]
- York Chow or Chow Yat-ngok (1947-), Hong Kong doctor and politician, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food since 2004
Yuèlù Shān
岳麓山
[岳麓山]
- Mt Yuelu in Changsha 長沙／长沙 ( Chángshā), famous for scenery, temples and tombs
Yuèchíxiàn
岳池县
[岳池縣]
- Yuechi county in Guang'an 廣安／广安 ( Guǎng'ān), Sichuan
Yuètángqū
岳塘区
[嶽塘區]
- Yuetan district of Xiangtan city 湘潭市 ( Xiāngtánshì), Hunan
Nányuèqū
南岳区
[南嶽區]
- Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡陽市／衡阳市 ( Héngyángshì), Hunan
Yuèyáng Lóu
岳阳楼
[岳陽樓]
- Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖 ( Dòngtíng Hú)
- one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓／黄鹤楼 ( Huánghè Lóu) in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣／滕王阁 ( Téngwáng Gé) in Nanchang, Jiangxi
Xuěyuè Shān
雪岳山
[雪嶽山]
- Seoraksan, mountain near Sokcho, South Korea
Yuèlùqū
岳麓区
[嶽麓區]
- Yuelu district of Changsha city 長沙市／长沙市 ( Chángshāshì), Hunan
Yuèyángshì
岳阳市
[岳陽市]
- Yueyang, prefecture-level city in Hunan
Dàiyuèqū
岱岳区
[岱嶽區]
- Daiyue district of Tai'an city 泰安市 ( Tài'ānshì), Shandong
Yuèpǔhú
岳普湖
[岳普湖]
- Yopurgha nahiyisi (Yopurga county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang
Anyuèxiàn
安岳县
[安岳縣]
- Anyue county in Ziyang 資陽／资阳 ( Zīyáng), Sichuan
Yuèyánglóujì
岳阳楼记
[岳陽樓記]
- On Yueyang Tower (1045), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹 ( Fàn Zhòngyān)
yuāntíng-yuèzhì
渊渟岳峙
[淵渟岳峙]
- (idiom) to have a serene yet formidable demeanor; to have a commanding presence
yuèdé'ěrgē
岳得尔歌
[嶽得爾歌]
- to yodel
Yuèlù Shūyuàn
岳麓书院
[嶽麓書院]
- Yuelu Academy in Changsha, Hunan, famous ancient academy
Yuèyáng Lóuqū
岳阳楼区
[岳陽樓區]
- Yueyang Tower district of Yueyang city 岳陽／岳阳 ( Yuèyáng), Hunan
Shuō Yuè Quánzhuàn
说岳全传
[說岳全傳]
- "The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛／岳飞 ( Yuè Fēi)
Yuèpǔhúxiàn
岳普湖县
[岳普湖縣]
- Yopurgha nahiyisi (Yopurga county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang
Zhāngfēidǎ Yuèfēi
张飞打岳飞
[張飛打岳飛]
- lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
- fig. an impossible combination
- an impossible turn of events (idiom)