陇 (lǒng) - Long — refers to Longshan Mountain in Gansu & an abbreviation for Gansu province

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lǒng ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 阝

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Long — refers to Longshan Mountain in Gansu province;

an abbreviation for Gansu province;

a raised path between fields.

Long — refers to Longshan Mountain in Gansuan abbreviation for Gansu provincea raised path between fields.

Usage highlights

Gansu provinceLongshan MountainLonghai RailwayLongxi regionLongdong regionLongyou region

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He comes from Gansu province (甘肃省).
  • The Longhai Railway connects Lianyungang to Lanzhou (陇海铁路).
  • There are ridges between the fields (田间的陇).
  • Longshan culture is an important Neolithic culture (龙山文化).

Collocations

  • Gansu province(陇省)
  • Longshan Mountain(陇山)
  • Longhai Railway(陇海铁路)
  • Longxi region(陇西)
  • Longdong region(陇东)
  • Longyou region(陇右)

Idioms

  • To gain the Long and look towards Shu(得陇望蜀)
  • The land east of Long Mountain(陇东之地)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically refers to Longshan Mountain in eastern Gansu, later became an abbreviation for Gansu province.
  • Appears in the idiom '得陇望蜀' meaning to be insatiably greedy, originally referring to military campaigns during the Han dynasty.
  • The Longhai Railway is a major east-west railway line in China connecting the coast to the northwest.

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