jiāngshān 江山

Rivers and Mountains / Country or State Power

本义指河流和山岭，代指一个国家的政权及其所覆盖的全部疆域（义同“河山”）。这种用法隐含着这样的观念：河流、山岭地形险要，是卫护国家安全、政权稳固的天然屏障；疆域是国家的构成要素。

The term, similar in meaning to heshan (河山), literarily means rivers and mountains. It is used to refer to the sovereignty of a state and all its territory. The term has these implications: rivers and mountains provide natural barriers that protect the country and its sovereignty; territory is the key feature of a state.

引例 Citation:

◎割据江山，拓土万里。（《三国志·吴书·贺劭传》）

（以武力占据一方，建立政权，开拓大片疆土。）

To seize a region by force, establish a regime there, and extend its territory far and wide. (The History of the Three Kingdoms)

随便看

汉译英翻译词典收录901条汉英翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用中文字词的英语拼写、翻译、音标、读音、用法、例句等，是英语学习的有利工具。