特別行政區
简 特别行政区 · 繁 特別行政區Meanings
- special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門
- refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government
- refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia
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4–2–2–4–1 · te4 bie2 xing2 zheng4 qu1
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dak6 bit6 hang4 zing3 keoi1
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noun
- special administrative region
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