noun, Classical-Chinese
central part of a country (historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides) (syn.) 國中, 国中
name
the Chūgoku region of Japan
這裏的中國是指日本的中國地方,即指本州西部的岡山、廣島、山口、島根、鳥取5縣。
这里的中国是指日本的中国地方,即指本州西部的冈山、广岛、山口、岛根、鸟取5县。
zhè lǐ de zhōng guó shì zhǐ rì běn de zhōng guó dì fāng , jí zhǐ běn zhōu xī bù de gāng shān , guǎng dǎo , shān kǒu , dǎo gēn , niǎo qǔ 5 xiàn . Here, 中國/中国 (Zhōngguó) refers to the Chūgoku region of Japan, or the five prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Shimane, and Tottori that lay in the western region of Honshū.
noun
"central countries"; lands with advanced civilization and other conditions helpful for teaching Buddhism