三十八度线 in English san1 shi2 ba1 du4 xian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • 38th parallel
  • dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea

Simplified Characters

三 十 八 度 线

Traditional Characters

三 十 八 度 線

Pinyin

san1 shi2 ba1 du4 xian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

三san1surname San 十shi2ten 八ba1eight 度du4to pass 线xian4variant of 線|线[xian4]