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西大

Mandarin · pinyin Xī dà

(Internet slang) the United States (contrasted with China 東大 Dōng dà)
(informal) abbreviation for certain university names, esp. 西南大學 Xī nán Dà xué and 西北大學 Xī běi Dà xué

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high

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1–4 · Xi1 da4

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(neologism, slang) the United States; USA

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