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鴻溝

简鸿沟 · 繁鴻溝

Mandarin · pinyin hóng gōu

(fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap
(originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 Chǔ and Han 漢 Hàn

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鸿: hóng · species of wild swan; vast
沟: gōu · ditch, drain, narrow waterway

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noun

(figuratively) chasm; divide; gap

name

Honggou (canal in ancient China that divided the states of Chu and Han)

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