十里洋場 shí lǐ yáng chǎng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements
  2. (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city

CHARACTERS

十 shí ten, tenth; complete; perfect
里 lǐ unit of distance; village; lane
洋 yáng ocean, sea; foreign; western
場 chǎng open space, field, market