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国中之国

guó zhōng zhī guódictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
state within a state
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-58085b37650a0121. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

國中之國 国中之国 [guo2 zhong1 zhi1 guo2] /state within a state/

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Other forms in these source records: 國中之國

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

  • 中
    zhōng

    within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.