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舊中國

简旧中国 · 繁舊中國

Mandarin · pinyin Jiù Zhōng guó

old China (pre-1949 China)

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舊: Look up this written character
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
國: Look up this written character
旧: jiù · old, ancient; former, past
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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4–1–2 · Jiu4 Zhong1 guo2

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(Mainland China) “old China” (i.e. China before the establishment of the PRC in 1949); prerevolutionary China

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