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1 chǔChu3distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex); punishment cane (old); surname Chu; abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 provinces together; Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722-221 BC)
2巴楚 巴楚 chǔBa1 chu3Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地区 , west Xinjiang
3巴楚县 巴楚縣 chǔ xiànBa1 chu3 xian4Maralbeshi nahiyisi (Maralbexi county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地区 , west Xinjiang
4悲楚 悲楚 bēi chǔbei1 chu3sorrowful; grieved
5苌楚 萇楚 cháng chǔchang2 chu3plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola); kiwi fruit
6楚楚 楚楚 chǔ chǔchu3 chu3neat; lovely
7楚楚动人 楚楚動人 chǔ chǔ dòng rénchu3 chu3 dong4 ren2enchanting (idiom)
8楚楚可怜 楚楚可憐 chǔ chǔ liánchu3 chu3 ke3 lian2delicate and touching (idiom)
9楚辞 楚辭 chǔ Chu3 ci2Chu Ci, the Songs of Chu (ancient book of poems, collected during Han but esp. from country of Chu c. 500 BC)
10楚馆秦楼 楚館秦樓 chǔ guǎn qín lóuchu3 guan3 qin2 lou2place for pleasure; brothel (idiom)
11楚国 楚國 chǔ guóChu3 guo2the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
12楚汉相争 楚漢相爭 chǔ hàn xiāng zhēngChu3 Han4 Xiang1 zheng1see 楚汉战争
13楚汉战争 楚漢戰爭 chǔ hàn zhàn zhēngChu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 刘邦 of Chu
14楚河汉界 楚河漢界 chǔ hàn jièChu3 he2 Han4 jie4lit. the river that divides Chu and Han; fig. a line that divides rival territories; the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard
15楚怀王 楚懷王 chǔ huái wángChu3 Huai2 wang2King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC); later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC)
16楚雄 楚雄 chǔ xióngChu3 xiong2Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 in central Yunnan
17楚雄市 楚雄市 chǔ xióng shìChu3 xiong2 shi4Chuxiong county level city, capital of Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 in central Yunnan
18楚雄彝族自治州 楚雄彞族自治州 chǔ xióng zhì zhōuChu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市
19楚雄州 楚雄州 chǔ xióng zhōuChu3 xiong2 zhou1abbr. for 楚雄彝族自治州
20楚州 楚州 chǔ zhōuChu3 zhou1Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市 , Jiangsu
21楚州区 楚州區 chǔ zhōu Chu3 zhou1 qu1Chuzhou district of Huai'an city 淮安市 , Jiangsu
22楚庄王 楚莊王 chǔ zhuāng wángChu3 Zhuang1 wang2King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
23棘楚 棘楚 chǔji2 chu3thorny problem; troublesome affair
24荆楚网 荊楚網 jīng chǔ wǎngjing1 chu3 wang3IPTV (PRC media network)
25荆楚网视 荊楚網視 jīng chǔ wǎng shìjing1 chu3 wang3 shi4IPTV (PRC media network)
26隽楚 雋楚 juàn chǔjuan4 chu3outstanding; extraordinary; preeminent
27苦楚 苦楚 chǔku3 chu3suffering; misery; pain (esp. psychological)
28马穆楚 馬穆楚 chǔMa3 mu4 chu3Mamoudzou, capital of Mayotte
29目前还不清楚 目前還不清楚 qián hái qīng chǔmu4 qian2 hai2 bu4 qing1 chu3at present it is still unclear ....
30尼布楚条约 尼布楚條約 chǔ tiáo yuēNi2 bu4 chu3 Tiao2 yue1Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689) between Qing China and Russia
31年楚河 年楚河 nián chǔ Nian2 chu3 He2Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo
32凄楚 悽楚 chǔqi1 chu3sad; wretched; miserable
33翘楚 翹楚 qiáo chǔqiao2 chu3person of outstanding talent
34秦楼楚馆 秦樓楚館 qín lóu chǔ guǎnqin2 lou2 chu3 guan3courtesans' quarters; brothels (idiom)
35受尽苦楚 受盡苦楚 shòu jìn chǔshou4 jin4 ku3 chu3to have suffered enough from (idiom)
36四面楚歌 四面楚歌 miàn chǔ si4 mian4 Chu3 ge1lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
37宋楚瑜 宋楚瑜 sòng chǔ Song4 Chu3 yu2James Soong (1942-), Taiwanese politician expelled from Guomindang in 2000 when he founded People First Party 亲民党
38酸楚 酸楚 suān chǔsuan1 chu3disconsolate; forlorn; grievance
39天低吴楚,眼空无物 天低吳楚,眼空無物 tiān chǔ , yǎn kōng tian1 di1 Wu2 Chu3 , yan3 kong1 wu2 wu4the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
40痛楚 痛楚 tòng chǔtong4 chu3pain; anguish; suffering
41乌讷楚 烏訥楚 chǔWu1 ne4 chu3Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂尔多斯 , Inner Mongolia
42吴楚 吳楚 chǔWu2 Chu3southern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley
43吴头楚尾 吳頭楚尾 tóu chǔ wěiWu2 tou2 Chu3 wei3lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off
44耶律楚材 耶律楚材 chǔ cáiYe1 lu:4 Chu3 cai2Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it
45衣冠楚楚 衣冠楚楚 guān chǔ chǔyi1 guan1 chu3 chu3immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper
46一清二楚 一清二楚 qīng èr chǔyi1 qing1 er4 chu3to be very clear about sth (idiom)
47朝秦暮楚 朝秦暮楚 zhāo qín chǔzhao1 Qin2 mu4 Chu3serve Qin in the morning Chu in the evening (idiom); quick to switch sides
48钟楚红 鐘楚紅 zhōng chǔ hóngZhong1 Chu3 hong2Cherie Chung (1960-), Hong Kong actress
49中俄尼布楚条约 中俄尼布楚條約 zhōng é chǔ tiáo yuēZhong1 E2 Ni2 bu4 chu3 Tiao2 yue1Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia

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