jiǔ​yuán

cemetery

Senses

九原 jiǔ​yuán cemetery

(literary) cemetery; graveyard. Refers to a burial ground for high officials in the ancient state of Jin; also used generally for any graveyard.

九原 jiǔ​yuán the underworld

(literary) the world of the dead; same as 九泉 jiǔ​quán.

九原 jiǔ​yuán the whole world

(archaic) the nine regions of the earth; the entire world.

References

same_as 九原/九原 九泉/九泉