十里洋场

Traditional: 十里洋場

shí lǐ yáng chǎng

Dictionary entry

the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements

What does 十里洋场 mean?

十里洋场 (shí lǐ yáng chǎng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements

2(fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city

Character breakdown

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十shíten · 10 里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]洋yángocean · vast 场chángthreshing floor · classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

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十里洋场

shí lǐ yáng chǎng

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