十里洋場
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Chinese[edit]
ten | li, a Chinese unit of length | city overrun by foreign adventurers, or concessions in a city populated by foreigners | ||
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trad. (十里洋場) | 十 | 里 | 洋場 | |
simp. (十里洋场) | 十 | 里 | 洋场 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
十里洋場
- the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements
- (figurative) bustling, cosmopolitan city