hú
lake
CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]
huáng
dye paper
lake
pond
mount scroll
Běi hǎi
Beihai, park in Beijing to the northwest of the Forbidden City
the North Sea (Europe)
Beihai prefecture level city and seaport in Guangxi
Bohai Sea
Lake Baikal
pāo
puffed
swollen
spongy
small lake (esp. in place names)
classifier for urine or feces
xiōng yǒng
to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc)
turbulent
hú guāng shān sè
scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
Lǐ
Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖
surname Li
Rì yuè tán
Sun and moon lake (e.g. Dalian, Taiwan etc)
míng jìng
mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)
Xī hú
Xihu or West lake (place name)
West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang
Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Yuè yáng lóu
Yueyang tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan 湖南岳阳, overlooking Dongting lake 洞庭湖
one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow crane tower 黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei 湖北武汉 and Tengwang tower 滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi 江西南昌
Cháo hú
Chaohu prefecture level city in Anhui
Chaohu lake
shuǐ hǔ
edge of the water
shore or sea, lake or river
seashore
Tài hú
Taihu lake near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest fresh water lakes, currently heavily polluted
Yáo chí
the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母
Pó yáng hú
Lake Poyang in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shàng ráo], Jiangxi
Xī hú qū
West lake district (place name)
Xihu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
Xihu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
jìng huā shuǐ yuè
lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)
fig. an unrealistic rosy view
viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles
also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花
duàn qiáo
The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)
Dòng tíng hú
Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province
shuǐ biān
edge of the water
waterside
shore (of sea, lake or river)
Qīng hǎi hú
Qinghai lake (Tibetan: mtsho-sngon)
yàn sè hú
dammed lake
lake formed by landslip or lava flow
Luó bù bó
Lop Nor, salt lake and nuclear testing site in Xinjiang
Nà mù cuò
Namtso or Lake Nam (officially Nam Co), mountain lake at Nakchu in central Tibet
Yuán jiāng
river in Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖
Yuanjiang county level city in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[Yi4 yang2], Hunan
léi fēng tǎ
Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)
Yán hú chéng
Salt Lake City, capital of Utah
Hóng zé hú
Hongze lake in Jiangsu province
Cháng bái shān tiān chí
Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic lake in Jilin province
jìng dù
rowing competition
boat race
swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake)
Yán hú qū
Yanhu district (Salt Lake district) of Yuncheng city 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 shi4], Shanxi
Mù gé cuò
Lake Mibgai Co or Miga Tso, in Dartsendo or Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Mì luó jiāng
Miluo river in Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, flows into Dongting lake
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