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lake
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Penghu or Pescadores, archipelago of 90 islands to west of Taiwan
artificial lake
Chinhu town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县 (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
rivers and lakes / all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde / (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
Xihu, a district of Benxi City 本溪市, Liaoning
(of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity; to jump back into the thick of things / (of sth that was once popular) to be resurrected; to make a comeback
Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
Neihu District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan
Hunan Province, capital Changsha 長沙市|长沙市 (abbr. to )
Hubei Province, capital Wuhan 武漢市|武汉市 (abbr. to )
Xihu or West lake (place name) / West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang / Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA team)
scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
Dongxihu, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
frozen lake
all parts of the country
Beihu, a district of Chenzhou City 郴州市, Hunan
Huzhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省
lakeside
lagoon
Great Lakes / the five north American Great Lakes
see 草海
(proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world
Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes
rivers, lakes and oceans / bodies of water
Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province
Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
Sihu (or Ssuhu) township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
Taihu, a county in Anqing City 安慶市|安庆市, Anhui
Kouhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
itinerant entertainer
Hunan University
center of a lake
Luhu Park in central Guangzhou
Chao Lake in Hefei 合肥, Anhui
Hukou county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
Dianshan Lake in Shanghai
Shaobo Lake, freshwater lake in Jiangsu Province
Longhu, a district of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市, Guangdong
Lake Constance (between Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
Donghu, a district of Nanchang City 南昌市, Jiangxi
Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
Swan Lake
Poyang Lake in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
Sihu (or Ssuhu) township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
Xihu or Hsihu Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
Pescadores Islands, Taiwan
Sayram Lake in Xinjiang
Issyk-Kul (a large lake in eastern Kyrgyzstan)
Kanas Lake in Xinjiang
Chaohu, a county-level city in Hefei City 合肥市, Anhui
Penghu island county of Taiwan, off the coast of Kaohsiung
limnology
Yundang or Yuandang Lake in Xiamen
Lake Baikal, Russia
Yanhu district (Salt Lake district) of Yuncheng city 運城市|运城市, Shanxi
Tinghu, a district of Yancheng City 鹽城市|盐城市, Jiangsu
Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
lagoon
Pinghu, a county-level city in Jiaxing City 嘉興市|嘉兴市, Zhejiang
Lake Chad
Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
Luohu, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Wuhu, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省
Hukou County in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi / Hukou township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
to travel around the country
Los Angeles Lakers / abbr. for 洛杉磯湖人|洛杉矶湖人
burning lake / lake of burning sulfur / inferno (in Christian mythology)
Buir Lake of Inner Mongolia
Nanhu, a district of Jiaxing City 嘉興市|嘉兴市, Zhejiang
Hubin, a district of Sanmenxia City 三門峽市|三门峡市, Henan
Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
Loch Ness Monster
unlicensed doctor; quack; back-alley or itinerant practitioner
to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer)
Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
Kouhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
Lake Tanganyika in East Africa
Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
swindler / itinerant con-man

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