长江三峡
Traditional form:
長江三峽
Pinyin (reading):
Cháng Jiāng Sānxiá
Definitions:
- Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽／瞿塘峡 ( Qútáng Xiá), Wuxia Gorge 巫峽／巫峡 ( Wū Xiá) and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽／西陵峡 ( Xīlíng Xiá)
Characters:
- 长 - long, lasting; to excel in
- 江 - large river; the Yangtze; surname
- 三 - three
- 峡 - gorge, ravine, strait; isthmus
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