foreign settlement; treaty port (derogatory)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
foreign settlement; treaty port city, especially old Shanghai (derogatory)
derogatoryHistorical term referring to foreign concessions in treaty port cities, particularly Shanghai during the colonial era. Carries negative connotations of colonialism, decadence, and exploitation.
Shí十
lǐ里
yáng洋
chǎng场
The ten-mile foreign settlement (famous nickname for old Shanghai's Nanjing Road and Bund area).
Jiù旧
Shàng上
hǎi海
de的
yáng洋
chǎng场
shēng生
huó活
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
zhǐ纸
zuì醉
jīn金
mí迷
de的
qì气
xī息
。
Life in old Shanghai's foreign settlements was filled with an atmosphere of luxury and dissipation.
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Tā他
bǐ笔
xià下
miáo描
xiě写
le了
yáng洋
chǎng场
è恶
shào少
de的
zhǒng种
zhǒng种
chǒu丑
tài态
。
In his writing, he depicted the various ugly behaviors of the profligate young men of the foreign settlements.