chéng​zhōng​cūn

village within a city

  • created sense approved 城中村 · chéng​zhōng​cūn · village within a city — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    城中村

    chéng​zhōng​cūn

    village within a city

    A village-style area located inside a city, often a former rural village that was surrounded by urban expansion; commonly characterized by crowded housing and a lack of modern infrastructure, similar to a shantytown or ghetto.

    城 (literal) → 城 · chéng · city 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 村 (literal) → 村 · cūn · village

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