wǔ​zhōu

five continents; the whole world

  • created sense approved 五洲 · wǔ​zhōu · five continents; the whole world — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    五洲

    wǔ​zhōu

    five continents; the whole world

    the five continents (Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania); used figuratively to refer to the whole world or all corners of the globe

    五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 洲 (literal) → 洲 · zhōu · continent

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