阳关 (Yáng guān) — Sunny Pass (ancient mountain pass in Gansu on the Silk Road); (also) a Tang dynasty farewell poem and song of the same name
Definition
An ancient mountain pass in Gansu on the Silk Road, famous from the Tang farewell poem 《阳关三叠》. The name now mainly evokes parting and departure, not the geography itself.
noun
Sunny Pass (ancient mountain pass in Gansu on the Silk Road)(also) a Tang dynasty farewell poem and song of the same name
Examples
- 阳关。Gǔ dài hěn duō shī rén dōu xiě guò guān yú Yáng guān de shī.Many ancient poets wrote poems about Sunny Pass.
- 《阳关》。Tā zuì xǐ huan tīng 《Yáng guān sān dié》 zhè shǒu gǔ qín qǔ.He most enjoys listening to the ancient zither piece 'Three Refrains of Sunny Pass'.
- 阳关，。Tā men zhàn zài Yáng guān shàng, wàng zhe yuǎn fāng de shā mò.They stood at Sunny Pass, gazing at the distant desert.
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