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Here, we present the idiom 「九洲四海」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Jiuzhou: refers to China; Sihai: the ancients believed that the Jiuzhou of China was a boundless ocean, which refers to places outside China. Refers to China and areas outside the surrounding areas.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiǔ zhōu sì hǎi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gau2 jau1 sei3 hoi2
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