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  What it means

  Literally “for People’s China.” Used in negative sentences to mean “not for anything in the world” or “no way.”

  Vocabulary

  • Chiny Ludowe — People's Republic of China

  Grammar note

  Used with 'nie' (e.g., 'Nie zrobię tego za Chiny Ludowe!').

  Cultural context

  A relic of the Cold War era when China seemed like the most distant, impossible place to reach.

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