楚

rõ ràng; rõ rệt; hiểu rõ; nắm rõ

person of outstanding talent

clear diction; clear articulation

suffering; misery; pain (esp. psychological)

plant mentioned in Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as carambola or star fruit (Averrhoa carambola); kiwi fruit

immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper

disconsolate; forlorn; grievance

Cherie Chung (1960–), Hong Kong actress

outstanding; extraordinary; preeminent

lucid; clear-headed; sensible

Mamoudzou, capital of Mayotte

to be very clear about sth (idiom)

unclear; not understood; currently unknown

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia

Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it

southern states of Wu and Chu; the middle and lower Yangtze valley

lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together; head-to-tail; one thing starts where the other leaves off

lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon

pain; anguish; suffering