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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