趕英超美
gǎn​yīng​chāo​měi

catch up with the UK and surpass the US

  • created sense approved 赶英超美/趕英超美 · gǎn​yīng​chāo​měi · catch up with the UK and surpass the US — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赶英超美 / 趕英超美

    gǎn​yīng​chāo​měi

    catch up with the UK and surpass the US

    Catch up with the UK and surpass the US; refers to the economic slogan and goal set during the Great Leap Forward in the late 1950s.

    赶 (literal) → 赶/趕 · gǎn · to catch up 英 (literal) → 英 · yīng · Britain 超 (literal) → 超 · chāo · to exceed 美 (literal) → 美 · měi · USA

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