to abandon the old (Asian) ways and learn from Europe; refers to the ideas that led to the Meiji Restoration and Japan's subsequent colonization projects in Asia
trad. 脫亞入歐
Also written 脫亞入歐【tuō Yà rù Ōu】
Characters in this word
4脱
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to shed, to take off, to escape, to get away from
- Pinyin
- tuō
- Traditional
- 脫
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 2859 of 2500
亚
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Asia, Asian, Taiwan pr. [Ya3]
- Pinyin
- Yà
- Traditional
- 亞
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2949 of 2500
入
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to enter; to go into, to join; to become a member of, (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]), abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1], (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- Pinyin
- rù
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 6013 of 2500
欧
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Europe (abbr. for 歐洲|欧洲[Ou1 zhou1]), European Union (abbr. for 歐盟|欧盟[Ou1 meng2]), surname Ou
- Pinyin
- Ōu
- Traditional
- 歐
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3565 of 2500