陽關 yáng guān

Yangguan Pass in Gansu; ancient border pass

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌dūn huáng

Characters

Character Meaning
陽 yáng
Yang, opposite: 阴yīn; sun; male principle (Taoism)
關 guān
to close; to shut; to turn off