脱亚入欧 in English tuo1 Ya4 ru4 Ou1 Meaning

Meanings

  • 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

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Pinyin

tuo1 Ya4 ru4 Ou1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

tuo1to shed ya4Asia ru4to enter ou1Europe