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middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian |
simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
中土
- the Central Plain (area on the lower reaches of the Yellow River which formed the cradle of Chinese civilization)
梁武帝嘗問一中土人曰：「卿北人，何故不知有族？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
梁武帝尝问一中土人曰：「卿北人，何故不知有族？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Yan Zhitui, The Family Instructions of Master Yan, 6th century CE
- Liáng Wǔdì cháng wèn yī Zhōngtǔ rén yuē: “Qīng běirén, hégù bùzhī yǒu zú?”
- Emperor Wu of Liang once asked a person from the Central Plain: "Why do the people of the north not know of clans?"
- (dated) China
佛圖羅剎，不知何國人，德業純粹，該覽經典。久遊中土，善閑漢言，其宣譯梵，文見重符世。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
佛图罗刹，不知何国人，德业纯粹，该览经典。久游中土，善闲汉言，其宣译梵，文见重符世。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Shi Huijiao, Memoirs of Eminent Monks, circa 530 CE
- Fótúluóchà, bù zhī hé guó rén, dé yè chúncuì, gāi lǎn jīngdiǎn. Jiǔ yóu Zhōngtǔ, shàn xián hànyán, qí xuān yì fàn, wén jiàn zhòng fú shì.
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Synonyms
- (the Central Plain): (archaic) 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó), 中原 (Zhōngyuán), 中州 (Zhōngzhōu)
- (China): 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó)
Descendants