wàn​lǐ​cháng​chéng

Great Wall of China

  • created reference approved 万里长城/萬里長城 → 长城/長城 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万里长城 / 萬里長城 wàn​lǐ​cháng​chéng

    长城 / 長城 cháng​chéng

    abbreviation

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  • created sense approved 万里长城/萬里長城 · wàn​lǐ​cháng​chéng · Great Wall of China — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万里长城 / 萬里長城

    wàn​lǐ​cháng​chéng

    Great Wall of China

    The massive system of defensive walls in northern China, stretching from Shanhaiguan in the east to Jiayuguan in the west

    万里 (literal) → 万里/萬里 · wàn​lǐ · a great distance 长城 (literal) → 长城/長城 · cháng​chéng · Great Wall

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  • created sense approved 万里长城/萬里長城 · wàn​lǐ​cháng​chéng · impregnable defense — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万里长城 / 萬里長城

    wàn​lǐ​cháng​chéng

    impregnable defense

    Metaphor for a dependable national defense force or a person of great importance to the state's security, often used in the context of self-destruction

    万里 (literal) → 万里/萬里 · wàn​lǐ · a great distance 长城 (literal) → 长城/長城 · cháng​chéng · impregnable defense

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