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鴻溝
hung4 kau1 |
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the name of a river in Henan (豫) province: This river historically marked the border between the 楚 and 漢 kingdoms; by extension, therefore, this word is used as a metaphor for 'border', 'gulf', 'wide gap', 'chasm', etc. Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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鴻溝 / 鸿沟 | ||
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Characters in this word:鴻 hung4 - goose; swan; vast溝 kau1 gau1 - ditch; groove [粵]mix together; pick up 1 compounds containing this word:數碼鴻溝 - the "digital divide" |
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