中ちゅう国ごく本ほん土ど

noun

mainland China; China proper

Refers to the geographical and political area of China excluding territories like Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. 'China proper' is a historical term for the core Han Chinese regions.

• 中ちゅう国ごく本ほん土どでは、簡かん体たい字じが使つかわれている。

  Simplified Chinese characters are used in mainland China.

• 彼かれは中ちゅう国ごく本ほん土どで生うまれ育そだった。

  He was born and raised in mainland China.