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Chinese
Etymology
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Likely a calque of English Chinatown
Pronunciation
Noun
中國城
- Chinatown
Synonyms
- 中華街 / 中华街 (Zhōnghuájiē) (in Yokohama and Nagasaki)
- 唐人埠 (Tángrénbù) (in San Francisco)
- 唐人街 (tángrénjiē)
- 堤岸 (dī'àn) (in Ho Chi Minh City)
- 大唐街 (dàtángjiē) (obsolete)
- 牛車水 / 牛车水 (Niúchēshuǐ) (in Singapore)
- 華埠 / 华埠 (huábù) (literary)