特区 | tè qū | special administrative region / abbr. for 特別行政區|特别行政区 | |
特别行政区 | tè bié xíng zhèng qū | special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 / and Macau 澳門|澳门 / refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government / refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia |