背山临水 in English bei4 shan1 lin2 shui3 Meaning

Meanings

  • with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location)

Simplified Characters

背 山 临 水

Traditional Characters

背 山 臨 水

Pinyin

bei4 shan1 lin2 shui3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

背bei4variant of 背[bei1] 山shan1surname Shan 临lin2to face 水shui3surname Shui