湘江

渠江 Qújiāng

Qu River (tributary of the Jialing River in Sichuan) / Qu River (tributary of the Zi River in Hunan, source of Qujiang Bozi tea)

西江 XīJiāng

Xi River / West River (largest tributary of the Pearl River, flowing through Guangxi and Guangdong)

湘潭 Xiāngtán

Xiangtan, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province / home region of Mao Zedong

湘潭市 Xiāngtánshì

Xiangtan (prefecture-level city in Hunan Province)

春江潮水连海平 chūnjiāngcháoshuǐliánhǎipíng

the spring river's tide rises level with the sea / (fig.) a vast, merging horizon where river and ocean become one / (lit.) spring-river tide-water joins sea level

春来江水绿如蓝 chūnláijiāngshuǐlǜrúlán

when spring comes, the river water is green as indigo / the river turns a deep blue-green with the season / lit. spring comes — river water — green as indigo

江南与江北 jiāngnányǔjiāngběi

Jiangnan and Jiangbei (south and north of the Yangtze) / (fig.) two shores, two regions — both separated and linked by the great river / (lit.) River-South and River-North

日出江花红胜火 rìchūjiānghuāhóngshènghuǒ

at sunrise the river flowers are redder than fire / river-bank blossoms lit by morning sun, blazing against the green water / lit. sun-rising river-flowers — red surpassing fire

江 jiāng HSK 4 #7,445

river (large) / the Yangtze River (when used alone)

湘菜 xiāngcài

Hunan cuisine