tiě​mù

Iron Curtain

  • created sense approved 铁幕/鐵幕 · tiě​mù · Iron Curtain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁幕 / 鐵幕

    tiě​mù

    Iron Curtain

    the political and ideological barrier between the Soviet bloc and Western Europe during the Cold War; in Taiwan, it historically referred to any communist-controlled territory, including China itself

    铁 (literal) → 铁/鐵 · tiě · iron 幕 (literal) → 幕 · mù · shroud

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  • created sense approved 铁幕/鐵幕 · tiě​mù · iron curtain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁幕 / 鐵幕

    tiě​mù

    iron curtain

    (literary) an opaque barrier of strict political control or dictatorial rule

    铁 (literal) → 铁/鐵 · tiě · iron 幕 (literal) → 幕 · mù · shroud

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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