小上海

Chinese

small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
simp. and trad.
(小上海)
上海
Literally: “Little Shanghai”.

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Proper noun

小上海

  1. cities in the vicinity of Shanghai which are economically developed, akin to Shanghai
  2. area or suburb abroad in which Shanghainese immigrants gather and form an ethnic enclave