n. The People's Republic of China, also called Communist China, in distinction from Nationalist China, the government located on the island of Taiwan. Both governments claim to represent the entire people of China, but the People's republic is recognized as China by the United Nationss and most of its member states. Syn. -- Red China, PRC, Beijing. [ PJC ]
[大陆 / 大陸, dà lùㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋ] continent; mainland (esp. of China); mainland China; refers to People's Republic of China 中華人民共和國|中华人民共和国, See Also: 中華人民共和國, 中华人民共和国#2194
[郑成功 / 鄭成功, Zhèng Chéng gōngㄓㄥˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ] Koxinga (1624-1662), south Chinese regional leader during early Qing, fled the mainland and conquered Taiwan from the Dutch#35356
[红筹股 / 紅籌股, hóng chóu gǔㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄡˊ ㄍㄨˇ] red chip stocks (Chinese company stocks incorporated outside Mainland China and listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange)
[ないち, naichi] (n) (1) (sens) within the borders of a country; domestic soil; (2) inland area; (3) (during the WWII era) Japan proper, as opposed to its overseas colonies; interior of country; homeland; (4) (in Hokkaido and Okinawa) the "mainland" parts of Japan (Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu)#16236
[いっこくにせいど, ikkokuniseido] (n) "One country, two systems" (Chinese political ideology allowing for the communist mainland and capitalist areas such as Hong Kong)
[とらいしん, toraishin] (n) (See 渡来) deity that originated on the Asian mainland, particulalry the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun Periods (e.g. Ame no Hiboko)