十里洋场 in English shi2 li3 yang2 chang3 Meaning

Meanings

• the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements
• (metaphorically) a bustling, cosmopolitan city

Pinyin

shi2 li3 yang2 chang3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

十shi2ten 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 洋yang2ocean 场chang3threshing floor