闖關東

简 闯关东 · 繁 闖關東
Cantonese · source Jyutpingcong2 gwaan1 dung1

Meanings

  1. literally: 'to brave the journey to Guandong', describes the rush of the Han Chinese population into Manchuria, especially from the Shandong Peninsula and Zhili, during the hundred-year period starting in the last half of the 19th century
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Same syllable, six tones

gwaan关gwaan1mountain passgwaan2—惯gwaan3accustomed togwaan4—gwaan5—gwaan6—

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verb

  1. (of Han Chinese) to migrate to Northeast China (Manchuria) from North China, during the hundred-year period beginning in the last half of the 19th century

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Exact source record & identity闖關東 闯关东 [chuang3 Guan1 dong1] {cong2 gwaan1 dung1} /literally: 'to brave the journey to Guandong', describes the rush of the Han Chinese population into Manchuria, especially from the Shandong Peninsula and Zhili, during the hundred-year period starting in the last half of the 19th century/

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