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岳阳楼
岳陽樓
YuèyángLóu
1. Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake [[洞庭湖<DòngtíngHú>]]
2. one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower [[黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼<HuánghèLóu>]] in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower [[滕王閣|滕王阁<TéngwángGé>]] in Nanchang, Jiangxi
Noun

Character Breakdown

岳
yuè
mountain peak; surname
HSK 6 8 丶
阳
yáng
the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
HSK 3 6 丶
楼
lóu
multi-story building; floor
HSK 3 13 丶

Compound Words (2)

岳阳楼区
YuèyángLóuqū
Yueyang Tower district of Yueyang city [[岳陽|岳阳<Yuèyáng>]], Hunan
岳阳楼记
Yuèyánglóujì
On Yueyang Tower (1045), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan [[範仲淹|范仲淹]]

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