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From :   Kevin Chaput

Date : 2008-11-01 / 04:14AM

i see the phrase 江山 used in many songs, like “看江山仿如畫 奈三分天下”…i know 江 means river and 山 means mountain, but does it means the river & mountains?
thanks for the help!

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2008-11-01 / 12:56PM

Hi Kevin, “江山” is a very interesting word in ancient word, it means “kingdom or country”. Bur we don’t use it anymore now

Benny



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