Meanings
alternative Omeishan
- A county-level city of Leshan, Sichuan, China.
Situated to the southwest of the city of Emeishan, Emei (meaning “delicate eyebrows”) Mountain is so named because of the location of its two slender-shaped main mountains.
1993 October, Shi Bao Xiu, “Samantabhadra Buddha's Mountain of Brightness”, in China Tourism, number 160, H.K. China Tourism Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 58, column 11 more example
Pernod unveiled on Thursday plans for a 13-hectare malt whisky distillery site in Emeishan, Sichuan, which is due to begin production in 2021. The distillery will have a Chinese master distiller to produce a malt whisky catering to local tastes.
2019 August 29, Dominique Vidalon, “Pernod launches share buyback, new investments in U.S., China”, in Sudip Kar-Gupta, Deepa Babington, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2024, Business
Origin
- Mandarin峨眉山
- EnglishEmeishan
From Mandarin 峨眉山 (Éméishān).
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Chinese Cantonese 峨眉山
- 峨眉山 (ngo⁴ mei⁴ saan¹)county
Chinese Mandarin 峨眉山
- 峨眉山 (Éméishān)county
Japanese 峨眉山
- 峨眉山 (Gabisan)county
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Emeishan
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Emeishan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emeishan
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Emeishan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Emeishan.
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