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隆中

Lóng zhōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
scenic area near Xiangyang 襄陽|襄阳[Xiāng yáng] in Hubei, known as the secluded mountainous location where Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhū gě Liàng] lived as a young man
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-72359ef5d114ec91. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

隆中 隆中 [Long2 zhong1] /scenic area near Xiangyang 襄陽|襄阳[Xiang1 yang2] in Hubei, known as the secluded mountainous location where Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] lived as a young man/

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  • 隆
    lōng

    sound of drums

    lóng

    grand / intense / prosperous / to swell / to bulge

    Lóng

    surname Long / short for 吉隆坡[Jí lóng pō], Kuala Lumpur

  • 中
    zhōng

    within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong

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