bā​guó​lián​jūn

Eight-Nation Alliance

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    八国联军 / 八國聯軍

    bā​guó​lián​jūn

    Eight-Nation Alliance

    The Eight-Nation Alliance of 1900, a military coalition of Britain, France, USA, Germany, Russia, Japan, Italy, and Austria-Hungary that invaded China to suppress the Boxer Rebellion.

    八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 国 (literal) → 国/國 · guó · country 联军 (literal) → 联军/聯軍 · lián​jūn · allied forces

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