楚河汉界

Traditional: 楚河漢界

Chǔ hé Hàn jiè

Dictionary entry

lit. the river that divides Chu and Han

What does 楚河汉界 mean?

楚河汉界 (Chǔ hé Hàn jiè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the river that divides Chu and Han

2fig. a line that divides rival territories

3the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard

Character breakdown

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楚Chǔsurname Chu · abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together 河hériver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) · (bound form) the Yellow River 汉HànHan ethnic group · Chinese (language)界jiè(bound form) boundary; border · (bound form) realm

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楚河汉界

Chǔ hé Hàn jiè

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