Explanation of the name "五台"
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Hanyu Pinyin:
Five Elements:Wood
Recommendability:60%
Cultural Meaning:85%
Hanyu Pinyin:tái
Five Elements:Fire
Recommendability:68%
Cultural Meaning:80%
Literature Reference: Mount Wutai is one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism, named for its five peaks resembling platforms. Source from 'The Great Dictionary of Chinese Place Names'.
五: Numbers, quantity.
台: Honorifics and Surnames.
Meaning: Mount Wutai symbolizes a sacred Buddhist site, representing purity, sanctity, and solemnity.