🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

우당산

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Udangsan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wudang Mountains/ˈwuːˈdɑːŋ ˈmaʊntɪnz/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #25000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"우당산은 도교의 성지이자 무술의 고향입니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A mountain range in northwestern Hubei province, China, famous as a major center of Taoism and the birthplace of Wudang internal martial arts such as Taijiquan.

    "Many practitioners travel to the Wudang Mountains to study traditional qigong and kung fu."
  2. 2

    A cultural and spiritual region associated with Taoist philosophy, architecture, and traditional Chinese medicine.

    "The ancient temples nestled within the Wudang Mountains are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Chinese name Wudang Shan (武当山), where 'Wu' means military or martial and 'Dang' relates to resisting or opposing. The suffix 'Mountains' was added in English geographical and martial arts nomenclature to denote the famous mountain range in Hubei province, China, renowned as a cradle of Taoism and internal martial arts.

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