Bashan, Bā shān, Ba shan: 11 definitions

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八埏 [bā shān] [ba shan]—
Remote lands in all directions (八方邊遠之地 [ba fang bian yuan zhi de]).
From Shiji (《史記 [shi ji]》), Volume 117 (卷一一七 [juan yi yi qi]), "Biography of Sima Xiangru" (司馬相如列傳 [si ma xiang ru lie chuan]): "The virtue of the Great Han (大漢 [da han]) gushes forth like a spring (原泉 [yuan quan]), flowing abundantly and spreading widely (沕潏漫衍 [mi yu man yan]), permeating and filling the four directions (旁魄四塞 [pang po si sai]), like clouds spreading and mist dispersing (雲尃霧散 [yun fu wu san]), reaching smoothly upwards to the nine heavens (九垓 [jiu gai]) and flowing downwards to the eight extremities of the earth." From Pei Yin's (裴駰 [pei yin]) Collected Explanations (集解 [ji jie]) during the Southern Dynasties Song (南朝宋 [nan chao song]): "'埏 [shan]' (yán) sounds like '延 [yan]' (yán), meaning the edge of the earth (地之際 [de zhi ji]). It states that [the text] means its virtue (德 [de]) reaches upwards to the nine layers of heaven (九重之天 [jiu zhong zhi tian]) and flows downwards to the eight boundaries of the earth (地之八際 [de zhi ba ji])."

bā shān: bā fāng biān yuǎn zhī de. < shǐ jì． juǎn yī yī qī． sī mǎ xiāng rú liè chuán>: “dà hàn zhī dé, féng yǒng yuán quán, mì yù màn yǎn, páng pò sì sāi, yún fū wù sàn, shàng chàng jiǔ gāi, xià sù bā shān.” nán cháo sòng． péi yīn． jí jiě: “shān yīn yán, de zhī jì yě. yán qí dé shàng dá yú jiǔ zhòng zhī tiān, xià liú yú de zhī bā jì yě.”

ba shan: ba fang bian yuan zhi de. < shi ji. juan yi yi qi. si ma xiang ru lie chuan>: "da han zhi de, feng yong yuan quan, mi yu man yan, pang po si sai, yun fu wu san, shang chang jiu gai, xia su ba shan." nan chao song. pei yin. ji jie: "shan yin yan, de zhi ji ye. yan qi de shang da yu jiu zhong zhi tian, xia liu yu de zhi ba ji ye."

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巴山 [bā shān] [ba shan]—
1. Mountain name. Located southwest of Xixiang County (西鄉縣 [xi xiang xian]), Shaanxi Province (陝西省 [shan xi sheng]), its branch peaks extend for hundreds of li, spanning Nanzheng (南鄭 [nan zheng]) and Nanjiang (南江 [nan jiang]), Tongjiang (通江 [tong jiang]) and other counties in Sichuan (四川 [si chuan]). It includes Guyun (孤雲 [gu yun]), Xiaoba (小巴 [xiao ba]), and Micang (米倉 [mi cang]) Mountains. Bordering the Han River (漢江 [han jiang]), it connects to the Three Gorges (三峽 [san xia]) to the east, and to its south lies the ancient State of Ba (巴國 [ba guo]). See Dushi Fangyu Jiyao (讀史方輿紀要 [du shi fang yu ji yao]), Volume 56, Shaanxi 5, Hanzhong Prefecture (漢中府 [han zhong fu]), Nanzheng County.
2. County name. See the entry for "Bashan County (縣 [xian])".
3. Personal name. Surname Gū'ěrjiā (瓜爾佳氏 [gua er jia shi]), a Manchu (滿洲 [man zhou]) from the Bordered Yellow Banner (鑲黃旗 [xiang huang qi]). During the Shunzhi (順治 [shun zhi]) reign, he defeated Li Zicheng (李自成 [li zi cheng]). He successively held the office of Jiangning (江寧 [jiang ning]) Deputy Lieutenant-General (副都統 [fu dou tong]), and was later enfeoffed as a second-class baron (二等男 [er deng nan]). Died in the 12th year of Kangxi (康熙 [kang xi]) reign. See Qingshi (清史 [qing shi]), Volume 244, Biography of Bashan.

bā shān:1. shān míng. wèi zài shǎn xī shěng xī xiāng xiàn xī nán, zhī fēng mián gèn shù bǎi lǐ, kuà nán zhèng jí sì chuān de nán jiāng,, tōng jiāng zhū xiàn, bāo kuò gū yún,, xiǎo bā,, mǐ cāng zhū shān. páng lín hàn jiāng, dōng jiē sān xiá, shān nán jí gǔ dài bā guó. jiàn < dú shǐ fāng yú jì yào． juǎn wǔ liù． shǎn xī wǔ． hàn zhōng fǔ． nán zhèng xiàn>.
2. xiàn míng. cān jiàn “bā shān xiàn” tiáo.
3. rén míng. xìng guā ěr jiā shì, mǎn zhōu xiāng huáng qí rén. shùn zhì jiān, bài lǐ zì chéng. lèi guān jiāng níng fù dōu tǒng, hòu fēng jué èr děng nán. kāng xī shí èr nián zú. jiàn < qīng shǐ． juǎn èr sì sì． bā shān chuán>.

ba shan:1. shan ming. wei zai shan xi sheng xi xiang xian xi nan, zhi feng mian gen shu bai li, kua nan zheng ji si chuan de nan jiang,, tong jiang zhu xian, bao kuo gu yun,, xiao ba,, mi cang zhu shan. pang lin han jiang, dong jie san xia, shan nan ji gu dai ba guo. jian < du shi fang yu ji yao. juan wu liu. shan xi wu. han zhong fu. nan zheng xian>.
2. xian ming. can jian "ba shan xian" tiao.
3. ren ming. xing gua er jia shi, man zhou xiang huang qi ren. shun zhi jian, bai li zi cheng. lei guan jiang ning fu dou tong, hou feng jue er deng nan. kang xi shi er nian zu. jian < qing shi. juan er si si. ba shan chuan>.