三十八度線

三十八度线
sānshíbādùxiàn
  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

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 三十八 sānshíbā thirty-eight; 38
2 度 dù
  1. to pass
  2. to spend (time)
  3. measure
  4. limit
  5. extent
  6. degree of intensity
  7. degree (angles, temperature etc)
  8. kilowatt-hour
  9. classifier for events and occurrences
3 線 xiàn
  1. thread
  2. string
  3. wire
  4. line
  5. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

classifiers: 條, 股, 根