dōng​tǔ

land in the east

东土 東土 dōng​tǔ
land in the east
The eastern regions or areas to the east; often used historically to refer to the eastern reaches of a territory.
China
(literary) Name for China as viewed from the west, often referring to China (e.g. the Tang Dynasty in 西游记 xī​yóu​jì 东土大唐 dōng​tǔ​dà​táng)
Japan
(uncommon) A reference to Japan as a land located to the east.

Frequency

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0.307 per million

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Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)