五岭

Traditional form:

五嶺

Pinyin (reading):

wǔlǐng

Definitions:

• the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺／大庾岭 ( Dàyǔlǐng), Dupang 都龐嶺／都庞岭 ( Dūpánglǐng), Qitian 騎田嶺／骑田岭 ( Qítiánlǐng), Mengzhu 萌渚嶺／萌渚岭 ( Méngzhǔlǐng) and Yuecheng 越城嶺／越城岭 ( Yuèchénglǐng)

Characters:

• 五 - five; surname
• 岭 - mountain ridge, mountain peak

Traditional characters:

• 五 - five; surname
• 嶺 - mountain ridge, mountain peak