What is the word for the moat around the outside of Gu Gong?
I was there mid-winter in a blizzard and of the guards said (in put tong hua) don't fall into the [moat] because you'll 'bing si le' (which I guess is 'freeze to death')... I can't remember the term he used but it wasn't the usual word for moat (Hucheng he) , lake, river, pond or water. Does it have a special name?
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December 18, 2014 at 3:44 AMWhat is the word for the moat around the outside of Gu Gong?
I was there mid-winter in a blizzard and of the guards said (in put tong hua) don't fall into the [moat] because you'll 'bing si le' (which I guess is 'freeze to death')... I can't remember the term he used but it wasn't the usual word for moat (Hucheng he) , lake, river, pond or water. Does it have a special name?
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