十里洋場
Chinese
| ten | li, a Chinese unit of length | city overrun by foreign adventurers, or concessions in a city populated by foreigners | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (十里洋場) | 十 | 里 | 洋場 | |
| simp. (十里洋场) | 十 | 里 | 洋场 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shílǐyángchǎng
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíhlǐyángchǎng
- Wade–Giles: shih2-li3-yang2-chʻang3
- Yale: shŕ-lǐ-yáng-chǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrliiyangchaang
- Palladius: шилиянчан (šilijančan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, literary variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shílǐyángcháng
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shíhlǐyángcháng
- Wade–Giles: shih2-li3-yang2-chʻang2
- Yale: shŕ-lǐ-yáng-cháng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrliiyangcharng
- Palladius: шилиянчан (šilijančan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
Idiom
十里洋場
- the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements
- (figurative) bustling, cosmopolitan city