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首善之區

简首善之区 · 繁首善之區

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu shàn zhī qū

(idiom) the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city)

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首: shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
善: shàn · good, virtuous, charitable, kind
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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区: qū · area, district, region, ward

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3–4–1–1 · shou3 shan4 zhi1 qu1

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(literary) the best of places
(literary) capital; capital city (of a country)

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