第一世界
dì​yī​shì​jiè

First World (Maoist theory)

  • created sense approved 第一世界 · dì​yī​shì​jiè · First World (Maoist theory) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    第一世界

    dì​yī​shì​jiè

    First World (Maoist theory)

    the superpowers (the USA and the USSR), as defined in Mao Zedong's Three Worlds Theory

    第一 (literal) → 第一 · dì​yī · first 世界 (literal) → 世界 · shì​jiè · world

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  • created sense approved 第一世界 · dì​yī​shì​jiè · First World (economic) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    第一世界

    dì​yī​shì​jiè

    First World (economic)

    developed countries with advanced economies and high standards of living (e.g., North America, Western Europe, Japan)

    第一 (literal) → 第一 · dì​yī · first 世界 (literal) → 世界 · shì​jiè · world

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

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