南阳

南陽

Nányáng

proper noun

Meanings

HSK 4

南阳在河南省西南部。

Nányáng zài Hénán Shěng xīnánbù.

Nanyang is in the southwest of Henan province.

HSK 7-9

诸葛亮在《出师表》里说自己曾经“躬耕于南阳”。

Zhūgě Liàng zài 《 Chūshībiǎo 》 lǐ shuō zìjǐ céngjīng " gōnggēng yú Nányáng ".

In the Memorial on Sending Out the Troops, Zhuge Liang says he once farmed in Nanyang.

mistakes

Don't confuse it with 南洋, the old name for Southeast Asia: same sound, different characters.

history

In Zhuge Liang's day 南阳 was a large Han commandery, so Nanyang and 襄阳 in Hubei still argue over which of them has the place where he farmed.

南 nán

阳 yáng