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  *湖* | 湖* | *湖
lake / CL: 個|个,
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Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province
Dongxihu district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
Luohu district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Chenghai Lake in Lijiang 麗江市|丽江市, Hunan
to make a living as a traveling performer etc
Xihu, a district of Benxi 本溪市, Liaoning / Xihu Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
Poyang Lake in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
Donghu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
salt lake
Binhu district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市, Jiangsu
Fenchihu, town in Chiayi County, Taiwan
Qinghai Lake (Tibetan: mtsho-sngon)
erroneous written form of 潟湖
to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer)
artificial lake
Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市, Shaanxi
Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
to roam far and wide / to drift with the wind
salt lake
freshwater lake
Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
Lake Titicaca
Hongze Lake in Jiangsu province
Longhu District of Shantou city 汕頭市|汕头市, Guangdong
lagoon
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
Dianshan Lake in Shanghai
Lake Constance (between Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
Lake Balkhash in southeast Kazakhstan
Swan Lake
Buir Lake of Inner Mongolia
Bosten Lake in Xinjiang
Lake Tai near Wuxi City 無錫|无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes
Taihu, a county in Anqing 安慶|安庆, Anhui
Jinhu county in Huai'an 淮安, Jiangsu / Chinhu town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县 (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
Neihu District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan
Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
Pinghu, county-level city in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴, Zhejiang
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
Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza, Kenya, on the White Nile
Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南, Shandong
Dinghu District of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市, Guangdong
Chao Lake in Hefei 合肥, Anhui
Chaohu, a county-level city in Hefei 合肥, Anhui
Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市|嘉兴市, Zhejiang
Yopurgha nahiyisi (Yopurga county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区, west Xinjiang
Jianhu county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城, Jiangsu
Kunming Lake
Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
Yuhu district of Xiangtan city 湘潭市, Hunan
Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
Liangzihu district of Ezhou city 鄂州市, Hubei
frozen lake
Mission Hills Group (Chinese hospitality, sports and leisure company)
Sihu (or Ssuhu) township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
Tinghu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市|盐城市, Jiangsu
Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi
Kanas Lake in Xinjiang
barrier lake; landslide dam / dammed lake
burning lake / lake of burning sulfur / inferno (in Christian mythology)
to travel around the country
Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan
Ulungur Lake in Xinjiang
lava lake
Qarhan Salt Lake in west Qinghai
Yundang or Yuandang Lake in Xiamen
Lake Tanganyika in East Africa
Lake Chad
Great Lakes / the five north American Great Lakes
Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
see 草海
Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959
Kouhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
Hulun Lake of Inner Mongolia
Lake Bled, glacial lake amid the Julian Alps in Slovenia, adjacent to the town of Bled
Penghu island county of Taiwan, off the coast of Kaohsiung
Yuehu district of Yingtan city 鷹潭市|鹰潭市, Jiangxi
see 草海
Lugu Lake, alpine lake on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan
lagoon
Ayding Lake (Aydingkol) in Xinjiang
Aibi Lake (Ebinur) in Xinjiang
Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
Lake Baikal, Russia
Sayram Lake in Xinjiang
Shaobo Lake, freshwater lake in Jiangsu Province
(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
Jinghu, a district of Wuhu City 蕪湖市|芜湖市, Anhui
Lake Urmia, northwest Iran, a major salt lake / formerly called lake Rezaiyeh
Longzihu, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市, Anhui


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