三十八度線 sān shí bā dù xiàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. 38th parallel
  2. dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea

CHARACTERS

三 sān three
十 shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect
八 bā eight; all around, all sides
度 dù degree, system; manner; to consider
線 xiàn thread, line, wire; clue