陵línɡ ❶ （丘陵） hill; mound: 冈 ～ mound; hillock
❷ （陵墓） mausoleum; imperial tomb: 十三 ～ the tombs of 13 Ming emperors; the Ming Tombs; 中山 ～ the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
❸ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 茂 Ling Mao
◆陵谷 hills and valleys; 陵墓 mausoleum; tomb; 陵寝 [书] emperor's or king's resting place; mausoleum; 陵替 [书] decline; decay; breakdown of law and order; 陵[凌]夷 [书] decline; deteriorate; decay; 陵园 tombs surrounded by a park; cemetery |