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地區

简地区 · 繁地區

Mandarin · pinyin dì qū

region; area (informal or geographical term)
prefecture (in China's administrative system)

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
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区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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4–1 · di4 qu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dei6 keoi1

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noun

area; region
prefecture (administrative division in the People's Republic of China)
area (administrative division of Beijing, in the People's Republic of China)
country, an area of land with fixed borders that has full or limited control over its own government and laws

adj

(attributive) regional

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