to go ashore; to climb ashore; (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)

variant of 岸[an4]

opposite bank (of a body of water)

the other shore; (Buddhism) paramita

East Coast

riverside; river bank

coastal area; littoral or riparian

(of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall

offshore

bilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainland

imposing; upright and tall; outstanding; gigantic in stature

proud; haughty

concave bank

see 南岸區|南岸区[Nan2 an4 Qu1]

a port for external trade; a trading or transit post on border between countries

embankment; bank; levee

cliff; steep slope; fig. arrogant and difficult person

Left Bank (in Paris)

to come ashore

to beat against the shore (of waves)

see 江岸區|江岸区[Jiang1 an4 Qu1]

to go ashore; to disembark

a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment; revetment

in grand style; high bank

Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast (Tw)

treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers

name of various places including Gold Coast (Australian city), Gold Coast (former British colony in Africa) and Costa Daurada (area on the coast of Catalonia, Spain)

like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over

The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.; Repent and ye shall be saved!