洋務運動

简 洋务运动 · 繁 洋務運動
Mandarin · pinyin Yáng wù Yùn dòng

Meanings

  1. Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自強運動
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洋
yáng · ocean, sea; foreign; western
務
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運
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動
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
务
wù · affairs, business; must, should
运
yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport
动
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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2–4–4–4 · Yang2 wu4 Yun4 dong4

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joeng4 mou6 wan6 dung6

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  1. Self-Strengthening Movement

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Exact source record洋務運動 洋务运动 [Yang2 wu4 Yun4 dong4] /Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自強運動|自强运动/