| 两岸三地 |
liǎng àn sān dì |
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997) |
| 两 |
liǎng |
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) |
| 两岸 |
liǎng àn |
bilateral / both shores / both sides / both coasts / Taiwan and mainland |
| 岸 |
àn |
variant of 岸 |
| 岸 |
àn |
bank; shore; beach; coast |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 地 |
de |
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 |
dì |
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片 |