Mount Tai
Mount Tai proper noun: a mountain in Taishan district, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
Proper noun
Mount Tai
- A mountain in Taishan district, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
- He dedicated Mount Tai to the worship of the genii, and raised a sacred mound at the foot of the mountain.1879, Robert K. Douglas, Confucianism and Taouism, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, →OCLC, →OL, page 240
- Mount T’ai bestrides the Ch’i and Lu districts [of' Shantung], while its most remarkable scenery is at Lung-yen.[1985, Early Chinese Texts on Painting, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 182
- Synonyms:
- Tai Shan
Examples of Mount Tai in a sentence
- Mount Tai, in the eastern province of Shandong, represents longevity in Chinese tradition.2016 February 15, Didi Kirsten Tatlow, “China’s Legal Professionals, Under Limits at Home, Note Scalia’s Death”, in The New York Times...
- Taishan, or Mount Tai, is China’s most sacred mountain.2017 May 9, Louise Watt, “Climbing Mount Tai: 6,000 steps up China’s sacred mountain”, in AP News, sourced from TAISHAN, China (AP)...
Synonyms of Mount Tai
Forms of Mount Tai
| alternative form | Mount T'ai |
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Origin of Mount Tai
Partial calque of Mandarin 泰山 (Tàishān).
Words that rhyme with Mount Tai
Questions about Mount Tai
- What does Mount Tai mean?
- Mount Tai means a mountain in Taishan district, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
- How do you use Mount Tai in a sentence?
- Mount Tai, in the eastern province of Shandong, represents longevity in Chinese tradition.
- What part of speech is Mount Tai?
- Mount Tai is a proper noun.
Words near Mount Tai in the dictionary
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