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兩岸三地

简两岸三地 · 繁兩岸三地

Mandarin · pinyin liǎng àn sān dì

China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)

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兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
岸: àn · bank, shore; beach, coast
三: sān · three
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce

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3–4–1–4 · liang3 an4 san1 di4

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mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and/or Macau combined; three places across the Taiwan Strait

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