(of mountains) high; harsh or severe

grave and stern

see 天峻縣|天峻县[Tian1 jun4 Xian4]

pitiless; merciless

lofty mountain range

high and steep

precipitous; high and steep

(of terrain) mountainous; rugged; (of a situation) precarious; daunting

high and steep

Tianjun, a county in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hai3 xi1 Meng3 gu3 zu2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)

in grave difficulties; the situation is grim

a high-class upright character (idiom)