绿皮火车

[lǜ pí huŏ chē]

Green-skin train usually refers to China’s old-fashioned slow-speed trains which have green exterior paintwork. This carries connotations of nostalgia, long journeys, simplicity, and the leisure of travel before the era of rapid modern transportation in China.

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森旅的绿皮车 [sēn lǚ de lǜ pí chē]
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绿皮车 [lǜ pí chē]
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绿皮小火车 [lǜ pí xiăo huŏ chē]
Little Greenskinned Train possibly expressing nostalgic love for early type of transportation ...