shí​lǐ​yáng​chǎng

ten-mile foreign field

Senses

十里洋场/ 十里洋場 shí​lǐ​yáng​chǎng (also shí​lǐ​yáng​cháng) ten-mile foreign field

Old Shanghai; specifically the former foreign concessions characterized by international trade and bustling streets; also used more broadly to describe any booming, cosmopolitan metropolis infested with foreign influence or luxury.

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