內地 [ㄋㄟˋ ㄉㄧˋ; nei4 di4]
  mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)
  Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)
  內地 [ㄋㄟˋ ㄉㄧˋ; nei4 di4]
  inland
  interior
  hinterland
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  内地
  ないち
  noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  sensitive word
  within the borders of a country
  domestic soil
  inland area
  (during the WWII era) Japan proper, as opposed to its overseas colonies
  interior of country
  homeland
  (in Hokkaido and Okinawa) the "mainland" parts of Japan (Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu)
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