Hoàng Hạc

Definition

1. Proper Noun:
   • The Yellow Crane: A famous and iconic tower (lầu) in Chinese culture and literature, located in modern-day Wuhan, China. It is the subject of numerous classical poems.
   • "Hoàng Hạc Lâu" (The Yellow Crane Tower): The specific landmark and the title of a renowned poem by Tang dynasty poet Thôi Hiệu (Cui Hao). The poem's beauty is legendary in East Asian literary tradition.

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • Bài thơ "Hoàng Hạc lâu" của Thôi Hiệu nổi tiếng khắp Trung Quốc. (Thôi Hiệu's poem "The Yellow Crane Tower" is famous throughout China.)
  • Lý Bạch đến thăm lầu Hoàng Hạc. (Lý Bạch visited the Yellow Crane Tower.)

Advanced Usage

• The name "Hoàng Hạc" is almost exclusively used in a literary or historical context to refer to the tower and its associated cultural legacy. It symbolizes a place of transcendent beauty that can inspire awe and even humility in great poets.

Variants and Related Words

• Lầu Hoàng Hạc (n): The Yellow Crane Tower. This is the full and most common name.
  • Du khách thường đến thăm lầu Hoàng Hạc. (Tourists often visit the Yellow Crane Tower.)

Synonyms

• The Yellow Crane Tower: The direct English translation and equivalent cultural reference.

Related Idioms/Cultural References

• "Hoàng Hạc nhất khứ bất phục phản" (The yellow crane once gone never returns): A famous line from Thôi Hiệu's poem, often cited to express a sense of eternal loss or the passage of something that cannot be recovered.
  • Câu thơ "Hoàng hạc nhất khứ bất phục phản" gợi lên nỗi buồn vĩnh cửu. (The poetic line "the yellow crane once gone never returns" evokes an eternal sadness.)