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| | Honghu, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei | |
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| | Zhongxiang, county-level city in Jingmen 荊門|荆门, Hubei | |
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| | Dongbao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市, Hubei | |
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| | chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus) / alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国 | |
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| | Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis) | |
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| | Jingjiang section of the Changjiang River 長江|长江, Hunan | |
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| | lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom) / fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way / to break through hardships / to blaze a new trail | |
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| | Jiangling county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei | |
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| | Shishou, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei | |
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| | lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) / fig. to offer sb a humble apology | |
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| | Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门, Hubei | |
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| | Duodao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市, Hubei | |
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| | schizonepeta, herb used in Chinese medicine | |
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| | Songzi, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei | |
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| | lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政 by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲 in 227 BC) (idiom) / fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent | |
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| | my wife (humble) | |
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| | lit. a path covered in brambles / a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom) | |
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| | Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei | |
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| | Thorny mountain (several) / Mt Jingshan in Hubei | |
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| | Jing Ke (-227 BC), celebrated in verse and fiction as would-be assassin of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) | |
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| | field horsetail (Equisetum arvense) | |
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| | It is a great honor to meet you. | |
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| | Jingzhou, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省 | |
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| | Zhongxiang, county-level city in Jingmen 荊門|荆门, Hubei | |
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| | lit. to lose Jingzhou due to carelessness (idiom) / fig. to suffer a major setback due to negligence | |
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| | Dongbao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市, Hubei | |
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| | Gong'an county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei | |
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| | (polite) my wife (old) | |
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| | Jiangling county in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei | |
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| | Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei | |
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| | Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲 in 227 BC | |
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| | It is a great honor to meet you and I regret it is not sooner | |
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| | Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor | |
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| | Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲 in 227 BC | |
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| | Duodao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市, Hubei | |
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| | Songzi, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei | |
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| | Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门, Hubei | |
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| | Hong Kong orchid (Bauhinia blakeana) | |
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| | Honghu, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei | |
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| | to treat sb with courtesy (idiom) | |
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| | Shishou, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei | |
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| | Jingzhou district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei | |
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| | IPTV (PRC media network) | |
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| | thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom); beset by troubles | |
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| | Jingmen, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省 | |
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