峨眉山 in Chinese

IPA: /ˀɤ³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /ŋɔː²¹ mei̯²¹ saːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ŋo³⁵ mi² san⁴²/ [Gan, Nanchang, Sinological-IPA], /ˀɤ³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/, /ŋɔː²¹ mei̯²¹ saːn⁵⁵/, /ŋo³⁵ mi² san⁴²/ Chinese transliterations: Éméi Shān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ngo⁴ mei⁴ saan¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ngo⁴ mi san¹ [Gan, Wiktionary-specific], Éméi Shān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], Éméi Shan [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], O²-mei² Shan¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], É-méi Shān [Mandarin, Yale, standard], Ermei Shan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], Эмэй Шань [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], Emɛj Šanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ngòh mèih sāan [Cantonese, Yale], ngo⁴ mei⁴ saan¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ngo⁴ méi⁴ san¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ngo⁴ mi san¹ [Gan, Nanchang, Wiktionary-specific] Forms: 峨嵋山 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: 峨眉 derives from the word 蛾眉 (éméi, “the feathery feelers of a moth”), so named because the peaks of Mount Emei do in fact resemble the feelers of a moth (see pictures). The “insect” radical (虫) on the left side of the first character 蛾 (é) was later replaced with the “mountain” radical (山 (shān)). Thus, 蛾 (é) eventually became 峨 (é), so as to denote the mountain. The “mountain” radical can be optionally added to the second character 眉 (méi). Both 峨嵋 (Éméi) and 峨眉 have been used through the centuries. 山 (shān) simply means “mountain”. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|峨眉}} 峨眉, {{zh-l|蛾眉|the feathery feelers of a moth}} 蛾眉 (éméi, “the feathery feelers of a moth”), {{lang|zh|峨眉}} 峨眉 Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 峨眉山

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"峨眉山" meaning in Chinese

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