岭南
岭南
Lǐng nán
south of the five ranges; old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi
Traditional: 嶺南
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- south of the five ranges
- old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi
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Related Words
五岭(wǔ lǐng)— the five ranges separating Hunan and Jiangxi from south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi, namely: Dayu 大庾嶺|大庾岭[Da4 yu3 ling3], Dupang 都龐嶺|都庞岭[Du1 pang2 ling3], Qitian 騎田嶺|骑田岭[Qi2 tian2 ling3], Mengzhu 萌渚嶺|萌渚岭[Meng2 zhu3 ling3] and Yuecheng 越城嶺|越城岭[Yue4 cheng2 ling3]
→中南(Zhōng Nán)— Central South (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
→中国海(Zhōng guó Hǎi)— the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)
→中山市(Zhōng shān shì)— Zhongshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3] in south China, close to Dr Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
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