Greater China Region
Note that – in practice – names are typically written with the tone markings omitted, especially in English-language contexts. Similarly, although the apostrophes in Wade-Giles romanizations mark entirely distinct sounds, they are often omitted as well.
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Famous quotes containing the words greater, china and/or region:
“The greater the effort, the greater the glory.”
—Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)
“In a country where misery and want were the foundation of the social structure, famine was periodic, death from starvation common, disease pervasive, thievery normal, and graft and corruption taken for granted, the elimination of these conditions in Communist China is so striking that negative aspects of the new rule fade in relative importance.”
—Barbara Tuchman (1912–1989)
“the Mind of Man—
My haunt, and the main region of my song.”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)