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大躍進

daai6 joek6 zeon3

da4 yue4 jin4

the Great Leap Forward (1956-1958)

Level: 3

大躍進 / 大跃进

大 daai6 da4 dai4 - big
躍 joek6 joek3 tik1 yao4 ti4 ti1 yue4 - [v] skip; jump; frolic; leap; bound; spring
進 zeon3 jin4 - advance, move forward

This word was added by bybell on 19th Jun 2008

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