hóng gōu
wide gap
gulf
chasm
lit. name of old canal in Henan that formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 and Han 漢|汉
Chǔ cí
Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC)
Chǔ Hàn zhàn zhēng
the war of 206-202 BC between Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 of Han and Xiangyu 項羽|项羽 of Chu
Xiāo Hé
Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]
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
Chǔ Hàn Zhàn zhēng
Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu
Cáo Cān
Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]
also pr. [Cao2 Shen1]
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