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Examples:former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan—forming a bridge between earlier and later stages—Amur River (the border between north east China and Russia)—Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia—Nathu La (Himalayan pass on Silk Road between Tibet and Indian Sikkim)—Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.—vertical space in a newspaper between two attached pages—fig. the dividing line between shipboard expenses and onshore freight charges—Sittang River of central Myanmar (Burma), between Irrawaddy and Salween rivers—not reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers—Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history—lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers—section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars—verbal dexterity used sow discord (idiom); to incite trouble between people—two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched protagonists—cross little fingers (between children) as a promise—make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates—coupling links (e.g. between two railway coaches)—Truong Son Ra, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos and Kampuchea—invitation tournament (e.g. between schools or firms)—Khan Tengri or Mt Hantengri on the border between Xinjiang and Kazakhstan—former Kham province of Tibet, now split between Tibet and Sichuan—Pisistratus (-528 BC), tyrant (ruler) of Athens at different times between 561 BC and 528 BC—old tea-horse market between Tibet, China, Southeast Asia and India, formalized as a state enterprise under the Song dynasty—generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui—lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants—Caesarea (town in Israel, between Tel Aviv and Haifa)—Tyrrhenian Sea between Sardinia and the Italian mainland—treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people—Qitian mountain range between south Hunan and Guangdong—Shenzhen or Shamchun river Guangdong, the border between Hong Kong new territories and PRC—the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors—Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya on the Zambesi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe—shuttle bus ferrying passengers between train stations on two different rail lines— |