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中zung1南naam4海hoi2

zung1 naam4 hoi2Zhōng nán hǎi

English

  1. Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
  2. Zhongnanhai; usually used metaphorically to refer to the highest echelons of power in the Chinese government or Communist Party; literally: Centre and South Lakes

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 北京中海同南海兩個湖嘅合稱，泛指鄰近嘅舊皇家庭園建築群；喺1949年之後，成為咗中共中央嘅辦公室，同埋國務院嘅所在地，所以「中南海」變成代指中共中央

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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