潼關

See also: 潼关

Chinese

high; name of a pass
 
to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (潼關)
simp. (潼关)

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Proper noun

潼關

  1. The Tong or Tongguan Pass in the Qin Mountains, a strategic point formerly controlling access between the North China Plain and the Wei Valley and upper reaches of the Yellow River.
  2. Tongguan (潼關), the historic district preserving the ruins of the old city guarding the pass.
  3. () Tongguan County in Shaanxi, China, administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Weinan.
  4. () Tongguan, the county's eponymous seat of government.

See also

  • 潼河
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