xiān hè
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
bái hè
(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
Hè shān
Heshan district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan
Heshan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
Hè bì
Hebi prefecture level city in Henan
Hè gǎng
Hegang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
Hè bì shì
Hebi prefecture level city in Henan
Huáng hè lóu
Yellow crane tower in Wuhan city, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985
favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes
Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢, with theme the past will never return
one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang tower 岳阳楼 in Yueyang, north Hunan 湖南岳阳 and Tengwang tower 滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi 江西南昌
Hè gǎng shì
Hegang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] in northeast China
dān dǐng hè
(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
Hè shān shì
Heshan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
hè lì jī qún
a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common
manifestly superior
Hè chéng
Hecheng district of Huaihua city 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 shi4], Hunan
Hè fēng
Hefeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
Hè qìng
Heqing county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Hè chéng qū
Hecheng district of Huaihua city 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 shi4], Hunan
hēi jǐng hè
(bird species of China) black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)
Hè fēng xiàn
Hefeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
huǒ hè
flaming lily (Anthurium andreanum Linden)
fire crane flower
Hè qìng xiàn
Heqing county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
jià hè xī qù
lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise
fig. to pass away (idiom)
Hè shān qū
Heshan district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 shi4], Henan
qí hè
to ride a crane (as a Daoist adept)
to die
Dù Xún hè
Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet
bái hè quán
Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form
Bái hè liáng
White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings
fén qín zhǔ hè
lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
fig. to waste valuable resources
to destroy wantonly beautiful things
huǒ hè huā
flaming lily (Anthurium andreanum Linden)
fire crane flower
jià hè xī guī
see 駕鶴西去|驾鹤西去[jia4 he4 xi1 qu4]
yǎo rú huáng hè
to be gone forever (idiom)
to disappear without a trace
jià hè xī yóu
see 駕鶴西去|驾鹤西去[jia4 he4 xi1 qu4]
qí hè shàng Yáng zhōu
lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou (idiom); to get an official position
Hè lǎo rén
Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan
jià hè chéng xiān
to fly on a crane and become immortal
jiàn huā lóng hè
a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
kuà hè Yáng zhōu
lit. to ride a crane to Yangzhou
to become a Daoist immortal
to die
suō yǔ hè
(bird species of China) demoiselle crane (Grus virgo)
bái tóu hè
(bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
bái zhěn hè
(bird species of China) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
huī hè
(bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
shā qiū hè
(bird species of China) sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
Huáng hè Lóu
Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985
favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes
Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢[Cui1 Hao4], with theme 'the past will never return'
one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi