悬河

Traditional: 懸河

xuán hé

Dictionary entry

"hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain)

What does 悬河 mean?

悬河 (xuán hé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1"hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain)

2(literary) waterfall

3cataract

4(fig.) torrent of words

Character breakdown

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悬xuánto hang or suspend · to worry 河hériver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) · (bound form) the Yellow River

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How to pronounce 悬河

悬河

xuán hé

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