三峡 (sān xiá)
Author: 郦道元 (lì dào yuán)
Northern and Southern Dynasties, 南北朝 (nán běi cháo)

/ from / self / oneself / since /
三峡
sān xiá
三峡
/ The Three Changjiang River Gorges / The Three Gorges /
/ seven / 7 /
bǎi
/ hundred /
/ inside / internal / interior /
zhōng
/ within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / China / Chinese /
两岸
liǎng àn
两岸
/ bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland /
lián
/ (surname) / even / as / join / to link / successively /
shān
/ mountain / hill /
lüè
/ plan / strategy / outline / summary / slightly / rather / to rob / to plunder / to summarize /
/ -less / not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- /
quē
/ deficiency /
chǔ
/ to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to stay / get along with / to be in a position of / deal with /
chóng
/ to double / to repeat / repetition / iteration / again / a layer /
yán
/ cliff / rock /
dié
/ fold up / repeat /
zhàng
/ cliff / range of peaks /
yǐn
/ secret / hidden / concealed /
tiān
/ day / sky / heaven /
/ to cover / to shield / to screen / to conceal /
/ day / sun / date / day of the month / Japan (abbrev.) /
/ from / self / oneself / since /
fēi
/ non- / not- / un- /
tíng
/ pavilion /
午夜
wǔ yè
午夜
/ midnight /
fēn
/ to divide / minute / (a measure word) / (a unit of length = 0.33 centimeter) /
不见
bù jiàn
不见
/ not see / not meet /
/ light of day /
yuè
/ moon / month /
至于
zhì yú
至于
/ go so far as to / as for / as to /
xià
/ summer / Xia (proper name) /
shuǐ
/ water / river /
xiāng
/ assist /
líng
/ mound / tomb / hill / mountain /
沿
yán
沿
/ along /
/ go upstream / trace the source /
/ to hinder / to block / to obstruct /
jué
/ cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means /
huò
/ maybe / perhaps / might / possibly / or /
wáng
/ king / Wang (proper name) /
mìng
/ life / fate /
/ hurried / worried /
xuān
/ to declare (publicly) / to announce /
有时
yǒu shí
有时
/ sometimes / now and then /
cháo
/ to face / towards / facing / direct / a dynasty / the imperial court / (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea /
/ hair /
bái
/ white / snowy / empty / blank / bright / clear / plain / pure / gratuitous /
/ emperor /
/ evening / sunset /
dào
/ to (a place) / until (a time) / up to / to go / to arrive /
江陵
jiāng líng
江陵
/ (N) Jiangling (place in Hubei) /
其间
qí jiān
其间
/ (adv) meantime /
qiān
/ thousand /
二百
èr bǎi
二百
/ two hundred / 200 /
/ inside / internal / interior /
suī
/ although / even though /
chéng
/ ride / mount / make use of / take advantage of / multiply / to avail of / to ride /
bēn
/ to hurry or rush / to run quickly / to elope /
/ defend / imperial / to drive /
fēng
/ wind / news / style / custom / manner /
/ (negative prefix) / not / no /
/ to use / according to / so as to / in order to / by / with / because / Israel (abbrev.) /
/ sickness / disease / hate / envy /
/ also / too /
chūn
/ spring (time) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life /
dōng
/ winter /
zhī
/ (literary equivalent of 的) / (subor. part.) / him / her / it /
shí
/ time / period /
/ (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause) / standard / norm / rule / to imitate / to follow / then / principle /
/ plain / element /
tuān
/ to rush (of water) /
绿
绿
/ green /
tán
/ (surname) / deep /
huí
/ (a measure word for matters or actions) a time / to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Islam /
qīng
/ clear / distinct / complete / pure /
dǎo
/ to fall / to collapse / to topple / to change / to fail / bankrupt /
yǐng
/ picture / image / reflection / shadow /
jué
/ cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means /
yǎn
/ peak of mountain /
duō
/ many / much / a lot of / numerous / multi- /
shēng
/ to be born / to give birth / life / to grow /
guài
/ queer / to blame /
bǎi
/ (surname) / cedar / cypress /
xuán
/ hang / suspend /
quán
/ fountain / spring /
瀑布
pù bù
瀑布
/ waterfall /
fēi
/ to fly /
shù
/ to rinse (mouth) /
其间
qí jiān
其间
/ (adv) meantime /
qīng
/ clear / distinct / complete / pure /
róng
/ glory / honored /
jùn
/ steep /
mào
/ luxuriant /
liáng
/ good / very / very much /
duō
/ many / much / a lot of / numerous / multi- /
趣味
qù wèi
趣味
/ to interest /
měi
/ each / every /
zhì
/ arrive / most / to / until /
qíng
/ clear / fine (weather) /
chū
/ at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic /
shuāng
/ frost /
dàn
/ dawn / morning / day-break / day /
lín
/ woods / forest /
hán
/ cold / poor / to tremble /
jiàn
/ mountain stream /
/ Gansu / respectful /
cháng
/ always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant /
yǒu
/ to have / there is / there are / to exist / to be /
gāo
/ high / tall /
yuán
/ ape /
cháng
/ length / long / forever / always / constantly /
xiào
/ to hiss / to whistle /
shǔ
/ belong to / category / be subordinate to / genus (taxonomy) / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / family members / dependants /
yǐn
/ to lead / to divert (water) / to guide /
/ intense cold / mournful /
/ (interj.) / raise / to stop /
kōng
/ air / sky / empty / in vain /
/ grain / corn /
chuán
/ to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to pass on / to conduct (electricity) /
xiǎng
/ to make a sound / to sound / to ring / (a measure word for sound) / loud /
āi
/ sorrow / grief / pity / to grieve for / to pity / to lament /
zhuǎn
/ to convey / to forward (mail) / to transfer / to turn / to shift /
jǐu
/ (long) time / (long) duration of time /
jué
/ cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means /
/ happening / instance / reason / cause / deceased / old /
/ fisherman / to fish /
/ song /
zhě
/ -ist, -er (person) / person (who does sth) /
yuē
/ to speak / to say /
:“ 巴东
bā dōng
巴东
/ (N) Badong (place in Hubei) /
三峡
sān xiá
三峡
/ The Three Changjiang River Gorges / The Three Gorges /
巫峡
wū xiá
巫峡
/ Wuxia Gorge, in the Changjiang River Three Gorges /
cháng
/ length / long / forever / always / constantly /
yuán
/ ape /
míng
/ to cry (of birds) /
sān
/ three / 3 /
shēng
/ sound / voice / (a measure word, used for sounds) / tone / noise /
lèi
/ tears /
zhān
/ infected by / moisten / receive favors /
cháng
/ lower garment / skirts / petticoats / garments /
。”

Translation:
Within the seven hundred miles of the Three Gorges, with a chain of mountains spanning both shores, is a place without deficiency. Multiple cliffs fold into a range of peaks, concealing the sky and shielding the sun, regardless of whether it is midnoon or midnight, one could not see the light of the day or the moon. Going as far as the Xia Shui Xiang Ling river, the way upstream is obstructed. Perhaps on a king's hurried order, now and then I would leave Bai Di in the early morning, arriving in Jiang Ling in the evening, such that for a thousand and two hundred miles, even riding as swiftly as the wind, I could not be quick enough. In the times of spring and winter, there is a clean rush of deep green water, returning a clear reflection. In the high mountain peaks there grew many strange cedars, as well as a falling cataract of water, flying through their midst, pure and glorious, steep and luxuriant, it is very interesting. During every clear morning when frost started appearing, the woods became cold and the mountain streams were silent, often there were tall apes howling incessantly, evoking a strange feeling of sorrow, the empty valley transferred the sounds, which sorrowfully echoed for a long time before stopping. This caused the author of a fisherman's song to say, "Of the Three Gorges in eastern Sichuan, the Wu Gorge is long, the apes crying out three times resulted in a tear-stained garment."

三峡-中文翻译英文
Translated from Chinese to English by HM68.COM

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