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地方自治

Mandarin · pinyin dì fāng zì zhì

Meanings

  1. local autonomy
  2. home rule
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地
de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
方
fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
自
zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
治
zhì · govern, regulate, administer
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4–1–4–4 · di4 fang1 zi4 zhi4

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dei6 fong1 zi6 zi6

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noun

  1. local self-government, autonomy

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