不平等條約
简 不平等条约 · 繁 不平等條約Meanings
- (term coined c. 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)
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4–2–3–2–1 · bu4 ping2 deng3 tiao2 yue1
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bat1 ping4 dang2 tiu4 joek3
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- unequal treaty (treaty forced upon weaker nations by imperialist power)
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