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楚河漢界

简楚河汉界 · 繁楚河漢界

Mandarin · pinyin Chǔ hé Hàn jiè

lit. the river that divides Chu and Han
fig. a line that divides rival territories
the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard

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楚: chǔ · name of feudal state; clear
河: hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
漢: Look up this written character
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language

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3–2–4–4 · Chu3 he2 Han4 jie4

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co2 ho4 hon3 gaai3

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

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