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十里洋場

简十里洋场 · 繁十里洋場

Mandarin · pinyin shí lǐ yáng chǎng

the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements
(fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city

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十: shí · ten, tenth; complete; perfect
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
洋: yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
場: chǎng · open space, field, market
场: chǎng · open space, field, market

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2–3–2–3 · shi2 li3 yang2 chang3

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(idiomatic) the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements
(figurative) bustling, cosmopolitan city

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