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華夏

简华夏 · 繁華夏

Mandarin · pinyin Huá xià

old name for China
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華: Look up this written character
夏: xià · summer; great, grand, big
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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2–4 · Hua2 xia4

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waa4 haa6

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name

(poetic, historical) Huaxia (the land of Chinese culture, particularly in ancient historical contexts, as distinguished from non-Chinese barbarians)
China

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