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高丽

高麗
Gāolí
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Meanings

  1. 1 Goryeo (Korean dynasty 918-1392)
  2. 2 Korea (especially in cultural and historical contexts)
  3. 3 (prefix) Korean (as in Korean ginseng, Korean paper)

Examples

高丽王朝是朝鲜半岛的重要历史时期。
Gāolí wángcháo shì Cháoxiǎn bàndǎo de zhòngyào lìshǐ shíqī.
The Goryeo dynasty was an important historical period on the Korean peninsula.
妈妈炖了一锅高丽参鸡汤。
Māma dùn le yī guō gāolí shēn jītāng.
Mom stewed a pot of chicken soup with Korean ginseng.

Tips

history
高丽 (Goryeo, 918-1392) reunified the Korean peninsula and gave the modern English word 'Korea' (via Marco Polo's 'Cauli'). In Chinese it's still the standard cultural shorthand for things Korean — 高丽参 (Korean ginseng), 高丽纸 (Korean rice paper). For modern North/South Korea the words are 朝鲜 (Cháoxiǎn) / 韩国 (Hánguó); 高丽 is reserved for historical or traditional-product contexts.
culture
The famous celadon ware of the dynasty — 高丽青瓷 — is regarded as one of the great achievements in East Asian ceramics, alongside Song-dynasty Ru ware (汝窑).

Stroke Order

高 gāo
丽 lì