茶馬古道 chá mǎ gǔ dào

ancient tea-horse trade road in Southwest China

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back to 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond

Characters

Character Meaning
tea; tea plant
horse; surname Ma
ancient; old; surname Gu
to say; to speak; to talk