tāng​chí

hot spring

  • created sense approved 汤池/湯池 · tāng​chí · hot spring — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    汤池 / 湯池

    tāng​chí

    hot spring

    (literary) A natural hot spring or a pool filled with hot water for bathing.

    汤 (literal) → 汤/湯 · tāng · hot water 池 (literal) → 池 · chí · pond

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  • created sense approved 汤池/湯池 · tāng​chí · impenetrable moat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    汤池 / 湯池

    tāng​chí

    impenetrable moat

    (literary) A moat filled with boiling water, used as a metaphor for an extremely strong and impenetrable defense; often used in the idiom [[金城汤池|金城湯池|jin1 cheng2 tang1 chi2]]

    汤 (literal) → 汤/湯 · tāng · hot water 池 (literal) → 池 · chí · moat

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