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)
simp. (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


Idiom

楚河漢界

  1. (figurative) the boundary between the spheres of influence of two parties at war
  2. (xiangqi) the separation line between two sides