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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Cho-han
"초한쟁패는 중국 역사에서 중요한 전환점입니다."
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An interregnum period in Chinese history characterized by the civil war and power struggle between Xiang Yu of Chu and Liu Bang of Han following the collapse of the Qin dynasty.
"Historians often analyze the strategic maneuvers of the Chu-Han Contention to understand early Chinese statecraft." - 2
In Chinese chess (Xiangqi), the traditional red and black dividing boundary representing the historical frontier between the Chu and Han states.
"The pieces were lined up on either side of the Chu-Han river on the board."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Chinese historical proper noun 楚漢 (Chǔ-Hàn), referring to the Chu-Han Contention. It originates from the names of the two major rival states, Chu and Han, that fought for supremacy over China following the fall of the Qin dynasty between 206 and 202 BCE.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chu-Han" is said worldwide
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Contention Chu-Han
Transliteration: kɔ̃tɑ̃sjɔ̃ tʃu ɑ̃
"La période Chu-Han a duré quatre ans."
Chu-Han-Streit
Transliteration: chu han ʃtraɪt
"Der Chu-Han-Konflikt prägte die chinesische Geschichte."
Contesa Chu-Han
Transliteration: konˈteːza tʃu ˈan
"La contesa Chu-Han terminò con la fondazione della dinastia Han."
Contienda Chu-Han
Transliteration: konˈtjenda tʃu an
"La contienda Chu-Han es un tema popular en la literatura histórica."
Contenda Chu-Han
Transliteration: kõˈtẽdɐ tʃu ˈhɐ̃
"A contenda Chu-Han precedeu a dinastia Han."
चू-हान संघर्ष
Transliteration: chu-han sangharsh
"चू-हान संघर्ष चीनी इतिहास का एक महत्वपूर्ण काल था।"
楚汉
Transliteration: Chǔ-Hàn
"楚汉相争是中国历史上著名的战争。"
초한
Transliteration: Cho-han
"초한쟁패는 중국 역사에서 중요한 전환점입니다."
楚漢
Transliteration: So-Kan
"楚漢戦争は項羽と劉邦の戦いである。"
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