楚河漢界
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Chinese
distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname |
river | Chinese; name of a dynasty; man | boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (楚河漢界) | 楚 | 河 | 漢 | 界 | |
| simp. (楚河汉界) | 楚 | 河 | 汉 | 界 | |
Etymology
During the Chu–Han Contention, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu once signed a ceasefire treaty diving their lands along the Hong Canal (鴻溝／鸿沟 (hónggōu))
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chǔhéhànjiè
- Wade–Giles: chʻu3-ho2-han4-chieh4
- Yale: chǔ-hé-hàn-jyè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuuherhannjieh
- Palladius: чухэханьцзе (čuxɛxanʹcze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: co2 ho4 hon3 gaai3
- Yale: chó hòh hon gaai
- Cantonese Pinyin: tso2 ho4 hon3 gaai3
- Guangdong Romanization: co2 ho4 hon3 gai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɔː³⁵ hɔː²¹ hɔːn³³ kaːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
楚河漢界
- (figurative) the boundary between the spheres of influence of two parties at war
- (xiangqi) the separation line between two sides