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溝壑

简沟壑 · 繁溝壑

Mandarin · pinyin gōu hè

gorge
gulch
ravine
deep ditch

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壑: hè · bed of torrent, narrow ravine
沟: gōu · ditch, drain, narrow waterway

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1–4 · gou1 he4

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kau1 kok3

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noun

ravine; gully
(literary, figurative) predicament; straits; difficult situation

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