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Change log entry 33827
Processed by: ycandau (2011-02-12 15:30:49 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 32919 - submitted by 'mmmoore' >>
MOE:
1) 楚漢紛爭時,以鴻溝為界。比喻敵對的兩方。
2) 象棋棋盤的中界。

以上:
1)When the Chu and Han kingdoms were in dispute, they used the Hong canal to delineate the border between them. Thus, this phrase serves as a metaphor for a border between enemies.
2)The mid-line between sides of a Chinese chess board.
Diff:
# 楚河漢界 楚河汉界 [chu3 he2 han4 jie4] /(lit.) the river that divdes Chu and Han/(fig.) a line that divides rival territories/
+ 楚河漢界 楚河汉界 [chu3 he2 han4 jie4] /(lit.) the river that divides Chu and Han/(fig.) a line that divides rival territories/the mid-line between side on a Chinese chessboard/
By MDBG 2024
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