created sense approved 铁幕/鐵幕 · tiěmù · Iron Curtain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
铁幕 / 鐵幕
tiěmù
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
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 铁幕/鐵幕 · tiěmù · iron curtain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
铁幕 / 鐵幕
tiěmù
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