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境內外

简境内外 · 繁境內外

Mandarin · pinyin jìng nèi wài

within and without the borders
domestic and foreign
home and abroad

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境: jìng · boundary, frontier; area, region
內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
内: nèi · inside

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4–4–4 · jing4 nei4 wai4

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