dōng​tǔ

land in the east

  • created sense approved 东土/東土 · dōng​tǔ · land in the east — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    东 (literal) → 东/東 · dōng · east 土 (literal) → 土 · tǔ · land

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  • created sense approved 东土/東土 · dōng​tǔ · China — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东土 / 東土

    dōng​tǔ

    China

    (literary) Name for China as viewed from the west, often referring to China (e.g. the Tang Dynasty in [[西游记|西遊記|xi1 you2 ji4]] [[东土大唐|東土大唐|dong1 tu3 da4 tang2]])

    东 (literal) → 东/東 · dōng · east 土 (literal) → 土 · tǔ · land

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 东土/東土 · dōng​tǔ · Japan — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东土 / 東土

    dōng​tǔ

    Japan

    (uncommon) A reference to Japan as a land located to the east.

    东 (literal) → 东/東 · dōng · east 土 (literal) → 土 · tǔ · land

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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