中ちゅう原げん

noun

middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest

Literary or formal word for a central plain or heartland, often used in historical or poetic descriptions of a region. The 'field of contest' sense is rare and figurative, implying a central arena of struggle.

• 彼かれは広こう大だいな中ちゅう原げんを馬うまで駆かけ抜ぬけた。

  He galloped across the vast central plain on horseback.

• その国くにの中ちゅう原げんは肥ひ沃よくな農のう地ちとして知しられている。

  The heartland of that country is known as fertile farmland.