世界屋脊

Traditional form:

世界屋脊

Pinyin (reading):

shìjièwūjǐ

Definitions:

• the roof of the world (usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原 ( Qīng Zànggāoyuán))

Characters:

• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 界 - boundary, limit; domain; society, the world
• 屋 - building, house, shelter; room
• 脊 - spine, backbone; ridge

Traditional characters:

• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 界 - boundary, limit; domain; society, the world
• 屋 - building, house, shelter; room
• 脊 - spine, backbone; ridge