- abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China; abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
- toy; plaything; thing; act; trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)
- fourteen; 14
- within the borders; internal (to a country, province, city etc); domestic
- 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
- path; route; method; ways and means
- 岳阳楼 Yuè yáng Lóu: 岳阳楼 Yue4 yang2 Lou2: Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2]; one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi岳阳楼 Yuè yáng lóu: 岳阳楼 Yue4 yang2 lou2: see 岳陽樓區|岳阳楼区[Yue4 yang2 lou2 Qu1]
- Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province
- (idiom) grandiose; majestic
- mountains; a range of hills
- high and steep
- used in 崢嶸|峥嵘[zheng1 rong2]
- used in 崢嶸|峥嵘[zheng1 rong2]
- lofty; towering; Taiwan pr. [wei2]
- see 大觀區|大观区[Da4 guan1 Qu1]
- mist covered water
- circumstances; scene; about; probably
- see 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3]
- hot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting; to burn
- a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor
- to recite silently; to chant silently
- Fan Zhongyan (989–1052), Song dynasty scholar and politician, author of On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记[Yue4 yang2 Lou2 Ji4]
- On Yueyang Tower (1046), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]
- in silence; not speaking
- to read out; to recite; to remember sb (while talking about sth else)
- 范 fàn: 范 fan4: pattern; model; example范 Fàn: 范 Fan4: surname Fan
- 西夏 Xī xià: 西夏 Xi1 xia4: see 西夏區|西夏区[Xi1 xia4 Qu1]西夏 Xī Xià: 西夏 Xi1 Xia4: Western Xia dynasty 1038-1227 of Tangut people 黨項|党项 occupying modern Ningxia and parts of Gansu and Shaanxi, overthrown by Mongols
- can be counted or regarded as; to be able to tell or answer; to deserve mention
- center; end; to beg; to plead
- notable deeds; exploits
- childhood; infancy
- to remarry (of a woman)
- wretched state; miserable plight
- thrifty and simple
- to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
- to feel respect