hóng gōu

Traditional: 鴻溝

鸿沟 (hóng gōu) is a Chinese word meaning “(fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚[Chu3] and Han 漢|汉[Han4]”.

Meanings

  1. 1(fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap
  2. 2(originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚[Chu3] and Han 漢|汉[Han4]

Characters in 鸿沟

鸿hóng · eastern bean goose沟gōu · ditch

Related words

沟通to join; to connect; to link up沟ditch水沟gutter阴沟sewer; underground drainage channel腹股沟groin (anatomy)排水沟gutter沟渠channel壕沟trench代沟generation gap海沟marine trench鸿eastern bean goose鸿运variant of 紅運|红运[hong2 yun4]

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