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內地

简内地 · 繁內地

Mandarin · pinyin nèi dì#

inland
interior
hinterland

Mandarin · pinyin Nèi dì#

mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)

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內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
内: nèi · inside

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4–4 · nei4 di4

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noi6 dei6

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noun

inland; interior; outback

name

(Hong Kong, Macau) mainland China
(Inner Mongolia, Northeast China, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang Mandarin) China proper (claimed territory of China excluding the above provinces, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)
(historical, Taiwan) Japan

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