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地方自治

Mandarin · pinyin dì fāng zì zhì

local autonomy
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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noun

local self-government, autonomy

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