列強

See also: 列强

Chinese

 
to arrange; to line up; row
to arrange; to line up; row; file; series
 
strength; force; power
strength; force; power; powerful; better
trad. (列強)
simp. (列强)

Pronunciation


Noun

列強

  1. great power (powerful state)

Proper noun

列強

  1. (historical) the Great World Powers of the 19th and 20th century (typically including Great Britain, France, the United States of America, Germany, Russia, Japan, Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire)
    帝國主義列強強加中國系列不平等條約 [MSC, trad.]
    帝国主义列强强加中国系列不平等条约 [MSC, simp.]
    Dìguózhǔyì lièqiáng qiángjiā gěi Zhōngguó yī xìliè bù píngděng tiáoyuē. [Pinyin]
    The imperialist powers forced a series of unequal treaties upon China.
    不平等條約授予列強國民治外法權 [MSC, trad.]
    不平等条约授予列强国民治外法权 [MSC, simp.]
    Bù píngděng tiáoyuē shòuyǔ lièqiáng guómín zài huá de zhìwàifǎquán. [Pinyin]
    Unequal treaties granted extraterritoriality to the citizens of the great powers.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れつ > れっ
Grade: 3
きょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

(れっ)(きょう) • (rekkyō) 

  1. great power (powerful state)
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