关东 (Guān dōng) — (historical place name) the region east of Shanhaiguan, i.e., Northeast China (Manchuria); (geographic name) Kantō region of Japan (around Tokyo)
Definition
Two unrelated place names share this name. In Chinese history it means the area east of Shanhaiguan (Northeast China / Manchuria); in Japanese it is the Kantō region around Tokyo.
noun
(historical place name) the region east of Shanhaiguani.e.Northeast China (Manchuria)(geographic name) Kantō region of Japan (around Tokyo)
Examples
- 关东。Tā lái zì zhōng guó Guān dōng dì qū.He comes from the Guāndōng region of China.
- 关东。Rì běn Guān dōng dì qū bāo kuò dōng jīng hé héng bīn.The Kantō region of Japan includes Tokyo and Yokohama.
- 关东。Lì shǐ shàng Guān dōng shì zhǐ shān hǎi guān yǐ dōng de dì fāng.Historically, Guāndōng refers to the area east of Shanhaiguan.
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