origine ▁women . ▁ ▁In ▁Ry uky uan , ▁Kar ate ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁t ii ▁( , ▁hand ) ▁or ▁kar ati i ▁( , ▁Tang ▁hand ) ▁because ▁ ▁too - nu - ku ku ▁or ▁k ara - nu - ku ku ▁() ▁was ▁a ▁common ▁Ry uky uan ▁name ▁for ▁China ; ▁it ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁kar ate ▁( , ▁open ▁hand ) ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁Japanese ▁people ▁after ▁the ▁First ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War . ▁ ▁Dal u ▁and ▁Ne idi ▁ ▁D à l ù ▁(/ ; ▁), ▁literally ▁" big ▁continent " ▁or ▁" main land " ▁in ▁this ▁context , ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁short ▁form ▁of ▁Zh ō ng g ú o ▁D à l ù ▁( /, ▁Main land ▁China ), ▁ex cluding ▁( dep ending ▁on ▁the ▁context ) ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Mac au , ▁and / or ▁Taiwan . ▁This ▁term ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁official ▁context ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁main land ▁and ▁Taiwan , ▁when ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁main land ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁Taiwan . ▁In ▁certain ▁context s , ▁it ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁term ▁Ne idi ▁( ; ▁, ▁literally ▁" the ▁inner ▁land "). ▁While ▁Ne idi ▁generally ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁interior ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁particular ▁coast al ▁or ▁border ▁location , ▁or ▁the ▁coast al ▁or ▁border ▁regions ▁generally , ▁it ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁specifically ▁to ▁mean ▁main land ▁China ▁ex cluding ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Mac au ▁and ▁Taiwan . ▁In