北上广

Traditional: 北上廣

Běi Shàng Guǎng

Dictionary entry

Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou (abbr. for 北京[Bei3 jing1] + 上海[Shang4 hai3] + 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1])

What does 北上广 mean?

北上广 (Běi Shàng Guǎng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou (abbr. for 北京[Bei3 jing1] + 上海[Shang4 hai3] + 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1])

Character breakdown

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北běinorth · (classical) to be defeated 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]广yǎn"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc

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