兩岸三地
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See also: 两岸三地
Chinese[edit]
both sides; both sides of the Taiwan Strait | three | earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly | ||
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trad. (兩岸三地) | 兩岸 | 三 | 地 | |
simp. (两岸三地) | 两岸 | 三 | 地 | |
Literally: “two shores, three territories”. |
Etymology[edit]
From 兩岸/两岸 (liǎng'àn) ("two shores", referring to both sides of the Taiwan Strait) + 三地 ("three territories", referring to mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and/or Macau). Used since 1997.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
兩岸三地
- mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and/or Macau combined; three places across the Taiwan Strait