inside the pass; Shanhaiguan area
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
area inside the pass (historically referring to regions west of Shanhai Pass or east of Jiayuguan)
A historical geographical term primarily referring to the area inside Shanhai Pass (山海关), i.e., the Central Plains region, as opposed to 关外 (northeast China/Manchuria). Can also refer to the area inside Jiayuguan (嘉峪关) in the west.
Zì自
gǔ古
yǐ以
lái来
，
guān关
lǐ里
guān关
wài外
jiù就
shì是
liǎng两
gè个
shì世
jiè界
。
Since ancient times, the areas inside and outside the pass have been two different worlds.
Tā他
shì是
cóng从
guān关
lǐ里
táo逃
nàn难
dào到
dōng东
běi北
de的
。
He fled from inside the pass to the Northeast during the war.
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Guān关
lǐ里
rén人
bǎ把
shān山
hǎi海
guān关
yǐ以
dōng东
jiào叫
zuò做
guān关
wài外
。
People from inside the pass call the area east of Shanhai Pass 'outside the pass'.