十里洋場
Chinese
ten li, a Chinese unit of length city overrun by foreign adventurers, or concessions in a city populated by foreigners trad. (十里洋場) 十 里 洋場 simp. (十里洋场) 十 里 洋场
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrliiyangchaang
- IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, literary variant)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrliiyangchangr
- IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
Idiom
十里洋場
- the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements
- (figuratively) bustling, cosmopolitan city
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