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楚河汉界

Chǔ hé Hàn jiè

4-character word Traditional 楚河漢界

What 楚河汉界 means

1. lit. the river that divides Chu and Han
2. fig. a line that divides rival territories
3. the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard

The characters in 楚河汉界

• 楚chǔdistinct; clear; orderly
• 河hériver; (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way
• 汉hànman
• 界jiè(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm

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